Desert Eagle

The Magnum Research Desert Eagle Mark XIX is a large caliber gas-operated semi-automatic sporting pistol manufactured in America by Military Industries for Magnum Research, Inc. and is primarily used by game hunters within the United States. Contrary to popular belief, this weapon was designed in Michigan ,with IWI (then IMI) subcontracted to produce it. 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 reality 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.

In Game
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare depicts the .50 AE version of the Desert Eagle, making it the most powerful pistol in the game, 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 by noobs in multiplayer because of its high damage, and the simple prestige of "golden weapons," although some may wish to avoid it because of its loud sound and high recoil.

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.

Golden Desert Eagle
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