The Desert Eagle is the super-star of the Magnum Research lineup, in more ways than one. This large-frame, gas-operated semi-automatic pistol (that’s right, gas-operated) was first conceived in 1979 ...
The handgun’s manufacturing history was tumultuous: the Desert Eagle was first manufactured by Israeli Military Industries (IMI) for the American firm Magnum Research, but in 1995 was moved stateside ...
Key point: The Desert Eagle is a celebrity gun with limited practical utility. In the mid-1980s, a powerful new handgun quickly achieved gun celebrity status. The Desert Eagle was an innovative design ...
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