Desert Eagle

The Magnum Research Desert Eagle Mark XIX is a large caliber, gas-operated, semi-automatic sporting pistol manufactured in America by Israeli Military Industries for Magnum Research, Inc. and is primarily used by target shooters within the United States. The Mark XIX is latest version of the revisions the Desert Eagle has gone through since its creation. Contrary to popular belief, this weapon was designed in Michigan, with IMI subcontracted to produce it. The pistol is popular due to its large size and powerful caliber, but is never used by professionals for the same reasons. Its unwieldy weight, recoil, noise, and the high price of the weapon and its ammunition also dissuade potential customers. It can be configured to fire cartridges including .357 Magnum, .44 Magnum, and .50 Action Express.

The World at War equivalent of this weapon is the .357 Magnum Revolver.

In Game
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare depicts the .50 AE version of the Desert Eagle. It is very powerful; two shots will take out a target with full health in close to medium range combat. It also has incredibly high hip accuracy, the highest of any gun in the game. Unlike the other pistols, it cannot be fitted with a suppressor. The Desert Eagle is unlocked at level 43, and a golden version is unlocked at Commander (Level 55).

The Desert Eagle is popular because of its sheer power. However, some people choose to avoid it as it has a low magazine capacity of just 7 rounds, it is one of the loudest weapons in the game, and it has high visual recoil. The golden Desert Eagle is the only golden weapon that doesn't require the completion of any expert challenges to acquire.

The Desert Eagle can only be found in the single-player level Crew Expendable, although it is seen wielded by Imran Zakhaev in several cutscenes, and is wielded by Khaled al Asad in the level The Coup.

Trivia

 * The Desert Eagle is the Weapon Equivalent of the .357 Magnum from Call of Duty World at War.

Gold Desert Eagle
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