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* Weight unloaded :  Mark VII; 1,766 g (3.9 lb) (.357 MAGNUM), 1,897 g (4.2 lb) (.44 MAGNUM),  
* Weight unloaded :  Mark VII; 1,766 g (3.9 lb) (.357 MAGNUM), 1,897 g (4.2 lb) (.44 MAGNUM),  
:Mark XIX; 1,998.6 g (4.5 lb)  
:Mark XIX; 1,998.6 g (4.5 lb)  
The desert eagle is a very popular pistol in movies in video games. The idea of a magnum automatic appeals to some and it has a cool, menacing look. Video games portray it as the ultimate combat handgun. In reality, no military or law enforcment agency allows the, due to reliability issues, especially firing rimmed revolver cartidges like .357 and .44 magnums, excessive weight, recoil and no controllability.
    
    
* Capacity:  9 rounds (.357 Magnum), 8 rounds (.44 Magnum) or 7 rounds (.50 Action Express)  
* Capacity:  9 rounds (.357 Magnum), 8 rounds (.44 Magnum) or 7 rounds (.50 Action Express)  

Revision as of 15:38, 23 February 2009

The Desert Eagle is used by the following actors in the following movies, television series, and video games:

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Desert Eagle MK VII - .357 DE. The most commonly seen Desert Eagle pistol in films before 1999.
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Desert Eagle MK VII - .44 DE. Contrary to popular belief, there are virtually NO .44 caliber Desert Eagles seen in American made films, armorers usually use only the .357 DE or the .50 AE models. All films or television shows shot overseas with foreign armorers have used the .44 Desert Eagle, most notable Canadian Productions.
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Desert Eagle Mark XIX - .50 AE Black finish
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Desert Eagle Mark XIX - .50 AE Chrome Silver
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Desert Eagle Mark XIX - .50 AE Golden
  • Type: Self-Loading pistol
  • Trigger: Direct Impingement Gas-Operated Double/Single-Action
  • Caliber: .357 Magnum, .44 Magnum, and .50 Action Express; also .41 Magnum and .440 Cor-bon (both obsolete)
  • Length, overall: Mark VII 10.6 in (269.2 mm) with 6in barrel, Mark XIX 10.75 in (273.1 mm) (6in barrel), 14.75 in (374.7 mm) (10in barrel)
  • Barrel length: 6 in (152.4 mm), 10 in (254.0 mm)
  • Weight unloaded : Mark VII; 1,766 g (3.9 lb) (.357 MAGNUM), 1,897 g (4.2 lb) (.44 MAGNUM),
Mark XIX; 1,998.6 g (4.5 lb)


The desert eagle is a very popular pistol in movies in video games. The idea of a magnum automatic appeals to some and it has a cool, menacing look. Video games portray it as the ultimate combat handgun. In reality, no military or law enforcment agency allows the, due to reliability issues, especially firing rimmed revolver cartidges like .357 and .44 magnums, excessive weight, recoil and no controllability.

  • Capacity: 9 rounds (.357 Magnum), 8 rounds (.44 Magnum) or 7 rounds (.50 Action Express)

Film

  • Gun Store robber and Hob(Gabriel Damon) in RoboCop 2
  • An unknown woman in the end credits of XXX (stainless steel finish)

Television

  • Shown being fired into a ballistics tank in CSI: NY (episode: "Silent Night", stainless steel finish)

Video Games

  • 007: Nightfire (as the "Raptor Magnum .357" and "Raptor Magnum .50", the former fitted with a laser pointer)
  • [[Matrix: Path of Neo]]


Anime