Desert Eagle

Desert Eagle
Desert Eagle
	Desert Eagle .50 Action Express
Type	Semi-automatic pistol
Place of origin	United States/Israel
Production history
Designer	Magnum Research and Israel Military Industries
Designed	1979–1982
Manufacturer	Israel Military Industries, Saco Defense, Magnum Research and Israel Weapon Industries, Magnum Research
Produced	1983–present
Variants	See Variants
Specifications
Mass	Mark VII 3.9 lb (1,769.0 g) (.357 Magnum); 4.2 lb (1,905.1 g) (.44 Magnum); Mark XIX 4.4 lb (1,995.8 g);
Length	Mark VII 10.6 in (269.2 mm) (6 in barrel); Mark XIX 10.75 in (273.1 mm) (6 in barrel); 14.75 in (374.6 mm) (10 in barrel);
Barrel length	6 in (152.4 mm), 10 in (254.0 mm)
Width	1.25 in (31.8 mm)
Height	6.25 in (158.8 mm)
Cartridge	.50 Action Express; .44 Magnum; .440 Cor-Bon; .429 DE; .41 Magnum; .357 Magnum; .357/44 Bain & Davis (IMI prototype only);
Action	Gas-operated, closed rotating bolt
Muzzle velocity	1542 ft/s (470 m/s) (.50 AE)
Maximum firing range	201 meters (220 yd)
Feed system	Detachable box magazine; capacities: 9 rounds (.357); 8 rounds (.41 and .44); 7 rounds (.429 DE, .440 Cor-Bon, and .50 AE);
Sights	Iron sights and optional optics

The Desert Eagle is a single-action, gas-operated, semi-automatic pistol known for chambering the .50 Action Express, the largest centerfire cartridge of any magazine-fed, self-loading pistol.

Magnum Research Inc. (MRI) designed and developed the Desert Eagle. The design was further refined by (and was also manufactured by) Israel Military Industries (IMI), until 1995, when MRI shifted the manufacturing contract to Saco Defense, in Saco, Maine. In 1998, MRI moved manufacturing back to IMI, which later commercialized its small arms branch under the name Israel Weapon Industries. Since December 2009, the Desert Eagle pistol has been produced in the United States at MRI's Pillager, Minnesota, facility.^[4] Kahr Arms acquired Magnum Research in 2010.

Magnum Research has marketed various versions of the short recoil Jericho 941 pistol under the Baby Eagle and Desert Eagle pistol names; these weapons are not directly related to the Desert Eagle, but share a similar visual design.^[5]

^ ^a ^b "Desert Eagle pistols and BFR revolvers". Magnum Research, Inc.
^ Arnold, Monica (October 31, 2018). "Magnum Research Introduces New 429 DE Pistol Cartridge". Kahr Firearms Group. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
^ Yekutiel, Darom (1991). The Art of the Handgun: An Illustrated Guide to Self Defense and Combat Shooting (in Hebrew). Jerusalem: Keter Publishing House. p. 245. ISBN 965-07-0076-5.
^ Cite error: The named reference Taffin2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Cite error: The named reference EPR was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[magnumr-1] "Desert Eagle pistols and BFR revolvers". Magnum Research, Inc.

[2] Arnold, Monica (October 31, 2018). "Magnum Research Introduces New 429 DE Pistol Cartridge". Kahr Firearms Group. Retrieved November 2, 2018.

[3] Yekutiel, Darom (1991). The Art of the Handgun: An Illustrated Guide to Self Defense and Combat Shooting (in Hebrew). Jerusalem: Keter Publishing House. p. 245. ISBN 965-07-0076-5.

[Taffin2-4] Cite error: The named reference Taffin2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[EPR-5] Cite error: The named reference EPR was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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