Desert Eagle

The Magnum Research Desert Eagle Mark XIX is a large caliber gas-operated semi-automatic sporting pistol manufactured in Israel by Israel Military Industries for Magnum Research, Inc. The pistol is a popular weapon in film, books, songs and video games due to its large size and powerful caliber, but is never used by professionals in real life for the same reasons. Its unwieldy weight, recoil, noise, and the high price of the weapon and its ammunition also dissuade potential customers. It comes in variants firing .357 Magnum, .44 Magnum and .50 Action Express.

Since its creation, the Desert Eagle has been tweaked several times, the current version being the Mark XIX. It is produced in a variety of lengths, packages and finishes and has several accessories available.

Game Info
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare depicts the .50 AE version, making it the most powerful pistol in the game but with the tradeoff of a low magazine capacity of 7 rounds. Two body hits will take out a target with full health. One hit anywhere can take out a target in Hardcore mode. Unlike the other pistols, it cannot be fitted with a suppressor. A golden version is unlocked at Commander (Level 55).

The Desert Eagle is commonly used in multiplayer because of its high damage, although it may be avoided because of its loud sound and high recoil.

It can be found in the single-player level Crew Expendable.