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Desert Eagle

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The Desert Eagle is a self-loading pistol that has been produced since 1983 by Israeli Military Industries, in collaboration with Magnum Research inc. of the USA. Designed as a self-loading pistol that can shoot powerful magnum rounds, to this end it was designed with a gas-operated rotating bolt mechanism more akin to self-loading rifles rather than pistols. While it is not the first self-loading pistol capable of firing such powerful rounds (see AutoMag), it is undoubtedly the most well known, and perhaps one of the most famous models of any pistol to appear on screen.

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

Please note that IMFDB prefers users to identify Desert Eagles by the specific variant, not simply as a "Desert Eagle". Use this page as a guide to familiarize yourself with the differences between the three major variants of the Desert Eagle. If you are having trouble figuring out which variant appears in a particular movie or TV show, always feel free to ask us. Thanks. -MT2008


Specifications

(1983-present)

  • Type: Pistol
  • Weight: 4.4 lbs (71.4 oz)
  • Length: 10.75 in (27.3 cm)
  • Barrel length(s): 6 in (152.4 mm)
  • Caliber: .357 Magnum, .41 Magnum (discontinued), 44 Magnum, .440 Cor-Bon (discontinued), .50 Action Express
  • Capacity: 9 (.357 Magnum), 8 (.41 and .44 Magnum), 7 (.440 Cor-Bon and .50 Action Express)
  • Fire Modes: Semi-Automatic (Single-Action, Gas Operation)


Desert Eagle Mark I

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IMI Desert Eagle Mark I - .357 Magnum. First model of Desert Eagle put into production. Note the "teardrop"-shaped safety, the most distinctive feature of the Mark I compared to later Eagle models.
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Magnum Research Desert Eagle Mark I - .357 Magnum
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A satin nickel Magnum Research Desert Eagle Mark I - .357 Magnum. The weapon pictured here is an actual movie gun (from the inventory of Weapons Specialists, Ltd. in New York) and has appeared in several motion pictures.
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A gold-plated Magnum Research Desert Eagle Mark I - .357 Magnum - the gun pictured was Mike Myers' actual gun in the film Austin Powers in Goldmember and has since appeared in several other movies and TV shows.

The Mark I is the earliest variation of the Desert Eagle put into production. First introduced late in 1983 and initially chambered only in .357 Magnum (with the .44 version appearing on the market a few years later), it is distinguishable from later Desert Eagle models by the "teardrop" shape of its safety button. The Mark I's slide release also has only a single step, while the release on the Mark VII and Mark XIX has several steps. This is the most common Desert Eagle model in films made prior to the early 1990s, though it has nonetheless appeared in numerous more recent productions (most notably Austin Powers in Goldmember).

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Year of the Dragon Mickey Rourke Captain Stanley White First use of the Desert Eagle in a Motion Picture 1985
Commando Arnold Schwarzenegger John Matrix matte stainless 1985
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment David Graf Sgt. Eugene Tackleberry 1985
Armed and Dangerous Brion James Anthony Lazarus 1986
Extreme Prejudice Dan Tullis Jr. Sgt. Luther Fry 1987
Near Dark Lance Henriksen Jesse Hooker 1987
RoboCop Kurtwood Smith Clarence J. Boddicker Outfitted with extended barrel, sometimes fitted with custom sound suppressor 1987
Kevin Page Kinney Brushed Chrome/Nickel finish
Ronny Cox Dick Jones Brushed Chrome/Nickel finish
They Live Roddy Piper Nada 1988
Dead Heat Gene LeBell security guard 1988
Hell Comes to Frogtown Roddy Piper Sam Hell 1988
William Smith Captain Devlin
Black Rain Professor Toru Tanaka Sugai's driver 1989
American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt Steve James Curtis Jackson 1989
L. A. Bounty Sybil Danning Ruger Fitted with Laser Point sight 1989
The Punisher Dolph Lundgren Frank Castle Modified with an AMD-65 hand-guard reversed underneath the extended barrel 1989
RoboCop 2 Gun Store robber 1990
Gabriel Damon Hob Chrome finish
Short Time Xander Berkeley Carl Stark Chrome finish, with suppressor 1990
Another 48 Hrs. Andrew Divoff Cherry Ganz Matte stainless 1990
La Femme Nikita Anne Parillaud Nikita 1990
Tremors Michael Gross Burt Gummer 1990
The Taking of Beverly Hills Branscombe Richmond Benetiz 1991
The Jackpot! (La Totale!) Thierry Lhermitte François Voisin 1991
Eddy Mitchell Albert Grelleau
Universal Soldier Dolph Lundgren GR13/Sgt Andrew Scott Fitted with Tasco Laser Point sight 1992
RoboCop 3 John Castle Paul McDaggett 1993
Rehabilitation Officers
Trouble Bound Sal Jenco Danny Matte stainless 1993
Patricia Arquette Kit Califano Matte stainless
Cliffhanger John Lithgow Eric Qualen 1993
Enemy Gold Rodrigo Obregón Santiago 1993
Enemy Gold Julie Strain Jewel Panther 1993
The Getaway (1994) David Morse Jim Deer Jackson Nickel 1994
Open Fire Seen during the opening credits 1994
Bad Blood Lorenzo Lamas Travis Blackstone 1994
The Long Kiss Goodnight Joseph McKenna One Eyed Jack 1996
Midnight Heat Jeremy Roberts Scar 1996
Midnight Heat Payne's henchmen 1996
Original Gangstas Fred Williamson John Bookman Stainless 1996
Belly Hassan Johnson Mark Stainless 1998
Method Man Shameek
Snatch Vinnie Jones Bullet Tooth Tony 2000
Tremors 3: Back to Perfection Michael Gross Burt Gummer 2001
Ali G Indahouse Sacha Baron Cohen Ali G Matte Stainless Finsh 2002
Austin Powers in Goldmember Mike Myers Austin Powers Custom Gold-plated variant 2002
Mike Myers Goldmember Custom Gold-plated variant
Bulletproof Monk Chow Yun-Fat The Monk With No Name 2003
The Ladykillers Two gang members Two-tone finish 2004
Cutie Honey Officer Mikami 2004
Four Brothers One of Victor Sweet's thugs Bright nickel, ported 2005
Crank Jason Statham Chev Chelios 2006
You Don't Mess with the Zohan Palestinian terrorist 2008
Get Smart Dwayne Johnson Agent 23 2008
Hallelujah! (Le missionnaire) François Siener Giancarlo 2009
Crank: High Voltage Jason Statham Chev Chelios During flashback from Crank 2009
Clifton Collins, Jr. El Huron Gold plated
Two strippers Nickel
Jay Xcala Alex Verona During flashback from Crank
Black Out Bas Keijzer Bobby chrome finish 2012
Willie Wartaal Wally chrome finish
Raymond Thiry Jos chrome finish
Battleground Hugh Lambe The Hunter 2012
Life After Beth Matthew Gray Gubler Kyle Orfman stainless 2014
Dane DeHaan Zach Orfman
Zero Tolerance Johann Helf Mekael 2015

Television

Show Title Actor Character Note / Episode Air Date
Miami Vice Tommy Koenig Howard Famiglia / "Baby Blues" 1984-1990
Reb Brown Reb Gustafson / "Viking Bikers from Hell"
The Stand Richard Lineback Poke Freeman 1994
In The Heat Of The Night Carroll O'Connor Chief, and then Sheriff, William "Bill" Gillespie Stainless 1988-1995
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Lane Davies Tempus / "Tempus Fugitive", Two-tone finish 1993-1997
Farscape Claudia Black Aeryn Sun Ep. 1.16 "A Human Reaction" 1999-2003
The Sopranos Michael Imperioli Christopher Moltisanti Ep. 1.2 "46 Long" 1999-2007
The Kill Point Nick Koesters Leon Two-tone finish July 2007-August 2007
The Shield Michael Chiklis Det. Vic Mackey 2002-2008
Black and White Vic Chou Chen Zai Tian 2009
Jimmy Hung Boss
Iris - Season 1 Seung Hyun Choi Vick 2009
North Korean terrorists
Burn Notice - Season 3 IRS Agent "Fearless Leader" (S3E04) 2009-2010
Chuck - Season 3 Adam Baldwin John Casey Custom gold-plated version / Chuck Versus the Nacho Sampler" (S3E06) 2010
Chuck - Season 5 Jack Dimich Timur Custom gold-plated version / "Chuck Versus the Hack Off" (S4E05) 2011-2012
The Walking Dead - Season 4 Michael Cudlitz Sgt. Abraham Ford 2014
Banshee - Season 3 Ron Chepas Jones Mr. Frazier Ep. 10 2015
Banshee - Season 3 Lili Simmons Rebecca Bowman Ep. 10 2015
Training Day (2017 TV Series) Bill Paxton Det. Frank Roarke 2017

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Mods Notation Release Date
Tomb Raider Magnums 1996
Tomb Raider III Only appears in artwork 1998
Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation 1999
Soldier of Fortune Silver Talon w/ stainless steel finish 2000
Tomb Raider: Chronicles 2000
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas w/ blued finish 2004
Cross Fire w/ urban camo and gold finishes 2007
The Sum Of All Fears "0.357 Pistol" 2002
Rainbow Six: Vegas w/ stainless steel finish and variety of accessories holds only 7 rounds 2006
Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 w/ stainless steel finish and variety of accessories holds only 7 rounds 2008
7.62 High Calibre 2008
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 2008
The House of the Dead: Overkill "AMS Magnum" w/ stainless steel finish .357 Magnum variant, Later replaced with Mark XIX in 2011's Extended Cut version 2009
Splinter Cell: Conviction w/ stainless steel finish and variety of accessories holds only 7 rounds 2010
Dead Island 2011
Silent Hill: Downpour 2012

Anime

Film/Series Title Character Notation Date
Kochikame Volvo Saigo w/ blued finish 1996-
Akira Colonel Shikishima 1987
Burn-Up Scramble 2004
Black Lagoon: The Second Barrage Yolanda w/ engraved gold finish 2006
Jyu-oh-sei Zagi 2006
Yozakura Quartet Tokui, Yuuhi Shinatsuhiko 2008-2014



Desert Eagle Mark VII

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IMI Desert Eagle Mark VII - .357 Magnum. This is the most commonly seen Desert Eagle pistol in films before 1999. The re-designed safety lever and slide release, clearly visible in this picture, are the main visual differences between this variant and the earlier Mark I.
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IMI Desert Eagle Mark VII - .44 Magnum. Note the thickness of the barrel compared to the .357 Desert Eagles seen above. Contrary to popular belief, there are virtually NO .44 caliber Desert Eagles seen in American made films, armorers usually use only the .357 Magnum 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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Magnum Research Desert Eagle Mark VII with nickel finish - .44 Magnum
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Gold-plated Magnum Research Desert Eagle Mark VII - .44 Magnum

The Mark VII was an improved variation of the original Desert Eagle. Introduced in 1990, it featured a re-designed safety lever (which is the most visible external difference from the Mark I) and slide release, as well as an adjustable trigger. Unlike the Mark I, it was available in both .41 Magnum and (briefly) .50 AE. This was the most likely Desert Eagle to be seen in movies made in the 1990s.

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
The Fly II Gary Chalk Scorby Chrome finish 1989
Lee Richardson Anton Bartok
Predator 2 Danny Glover Lt. Mike Harrigan Chrome finish, outfitted with a scope 1990
New Jack City Ice-T Scotty Appleton 1991
If Looks Could Kill Tom Rack Zigesfeld Outfitted with silencer and reflex sight 1991
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man Filling station Robber 1991
Mickey Rourke Harley Davidson
Don Johnson Marlboro
Addams Family Values Joan Cusack Debbie Jellinsky 1993
Last Action Hero Arnold Schwarzenegger Jack Slater Matte stainless 1993
Menace II Society MC Eiht A-Wax 1993
Natural Born Killers Tom Sizemore Det. Jack Scagnetti Chrome finish 1994
Cyber Tracker Jim Maniaci Trackers Visually modified 1994
Don "The Dragon" Wilson Eric Phillips
Zero Tolerance Robert Patrick Jeff Douglas Nickel plated with sniper scope and laser sight 1994
Direct Hit Mel Novak Kovar Nickel plated with sniper scope and laser sight 1994
Barb Wire Pamela Anderson 1996
Escape from LA Steve Buscemi 'Map to the Stars' Eddie 1996
Kurt Russell Snake Plissken
Bounty Hunters Mike Mitchell Ray Colt 1996
Demolition High Melissa Brasselle Tanya Nickel plated 1996
Corey Haim Lenny Slater
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery Elizabeth Hurley Vanessa Kensington 1997
The Pest Jeffrey Jones Gustav Shank With stainless steel finish 1997
Tom McCleister Leo
Dance with the Devil Carlos Bardem Reggie San Pedro Chrome finish, .357 1997
Mean Guns Michael Halsey Marcus 1997
Commander Hamilton Peter Stormare Carl Hamilton 1998
Mats Långbacka Stålhandske
Mark Hamill Mike Hawkins
The Boondock Saints Scott Griffith Ivan Checkov Chrome slide, black barrel and frame, and gold plated decocker 1999
The Forsaken Johnathon Schaech Kit Nickel finish 2001
Phina Oruche Cym
Alexis Thorpe Teddy
Jane Doe Teri Hatcher Jane Doe 2001
2009: Lost Memories JBI Agent 2002
XXX An unknown woman in the end credits Stainless steel finish 2002
The Rundown Christopher Walken Hatcher 2003
Underworld Lycans 2003
Todd Schneider Trix
Michael Sheen Lucian
Alien vs. Predator Weyland mercenaries fitted with Laser Devices BA-2 laser in green 2004
Sanaa Lathan Alexa Woods
The Preacher Mike Reus Pim 2004
hitman
Derailed (2005) Xzibit Dexter nickel w/ black controls 2005
Clive Owen Charlie
Borat Sacha Baron Cohen Borat Sagdiyev Gold, tiger-striped 2006
Lucky Number Slevin Israeli bodyguard 2006
Skinwalkers Jason Behr Varek 2007
Gomorrah Ciro Petrone Ciro Gold plated, probably non-firing prop gun 2008
College Road Trip Martin Lawrence Chief James Porter 2008
Crank: High Voltage Efren Ramirez Venus Nickel frame and slide, black barrel 2009
Cargo Anna Katharina Schwabroh Laura Portmann 2009
Regula Grauwiller Anna Lindbergh
Claude-Oliver Rudolph Igor Prokoff
Michael Finger Claudio Vespucci
Killers Ashton Kutcher Spencer 2010
Killers Katherine Heigl Jen 2010
Terminator: Genisys Emilia Clarke Sarah Connor 2015
Chappie Ninja Visser Ninja 2015

Television

Show Title Actor Character Note / Episode Air Date
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Lane Davies Tempus / "Tempus, Anyone?" 1993-1997
Millennium Garret Dillahunt Rick Van Horn / "Closure" 1996-1999
Firefly Nathan Fillion Malcolm Reynolds "Objects in Space" (S01E14) 2002
Summer Glau River Tam "Objects in Space" (S01E14)
Supernatural - Season 1 Jensen Ackles Dean Winchester Nickel plated / "Something Wicked" (S01E18) 2006
Supernatural - Season 2 Lauren Cohan Bela Talbot Nickel plated / "Bad Day at Black Rock" (S03E03) 2007
Sanctuary Amanda Tapping Dr. Helen Magnus / "For King and Country" 2008-2010
Supernatural - Season 5 Jensen Ackles Dean Winchester Nickel plated / "Swan Song" (S05E22) 2010
Supernatural - Season 6 Jared Padalecki Sam Winchester "Unforgiven" (S06E13) 2010-2011
The Walking Dead - Season 3 David Morrissey Phillip Blake/The Governor "The Suicide King" (S3E09) 2013
The Walking Dead - Season 7 Norman Reedus Daryl Dixon "Service" (S7E04) 2016
Jeffrey Dean Morgan Negan "Service" (S7E04)
Savior "Service" (S7E04)

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Mods Notation Release Date
Tomb Raider III Desert Eagle Chambered in .50 AE 1998
Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation Only appears in artwork/FMVs 1999
Tomb Raider: Chronicles Desert Eagle Chambered in .50 AE, features optional red-dot scope 2000
Conflict: Desert Storm 2002
Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness Desert Ranger Chambered in .50 AE 2003
Hitman: Contracts Gold Desert Eagle w/ golden finish Can be dual wielded 2004
Hitman: Blood Money Chambered in .357 and w/ stainless steel finish 2006
Global Operations Chambered in .50 AE 2004
Driver: Parallel Lines Gangster 2006
The Darkness Chambered in .44 Magnum 2007
Soldier of Fortune: Payback ".50AE" holds only 7 rounds 2007
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune 2007
Tomb Raider: Anniversary ".50 Dual Pistols" dual-wielded 2006
Left 4 Dead 2 Magnum Pistol w/ the flashlight by after market under-barrel rail and a rifle scope-ring mount
stainless steel
2009
X-Men Origins: Wolverine stainless unusable 2009
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves 2009
SOCOM: US Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3 Chambered in .50 AE 2010
Just Cause 2 Pistol Can be dual wielded 2010
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light Hand Cannons Dual-wielded 2010
Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2010
War Inc. Battlezone Desert Eagle w/ various attachments in DAO 2011
Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 2011
Uncharted: Golden Abyss "Desert-5" Nickel in .50AE 2011
Watch Dogs D50 Also available in gold 2014
Contract Wars 2015
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades Desert Eagle .44 Magnum Mark XIX slide serrations 2016

Anime

Film/Series Title Character Notation Date
Mystery of the Necronomicon American police, Sheriff 1999
Najica Blitz Tactics Humaritt ZZZ "Lila" 2001

Animation

Title Character Notation Date
RIN ~Daughters of Mnemosyne~ Laura 2008
Boondocks, The 2005
Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig Gino 2004
Burn Up! Banba 1991


Desert Eagle Mark XIX

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IMI Desert Eagle Mark XIX - .50 AE. The newer Mark XIX models are most distinguishable by the scope rail mount above the barrel, clearly visible here. This is the version of the Desert Eagle popularized by The Matrix, and the most common in current movies and TV shows.
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IWI Desert Eagle Mark XIX - .44 Magnum. Note that the .44 Magnum version of the Mark XIX has a fluted barrel, which is absent from the .50 AE version (as seen above).
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Magnum Research Desert Eagle Mark XIX with brushed chrome finish - .50 AE
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Magnum Research Desert Eagle Mark XIX with polished chrome finish - .44 Magnum
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Magnum Research Gold-plated Desert Eagle Mark XIX - .50 AE
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IMI Gold-plated Desert Eagle Mark XIX - .44 Magnum
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IWI Desert Eagle Mark XIX, current production model with Picatinny railed barrel - .44 Magnum
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Magnum Research (MRI) Desert Eagle Mark XIX, current production model with Picatinny railed barrel and different safety catch - .50 AE

The Mark XIX is the current production model of the Desert Eagle, and the most likely to be seen in movies made since 2000, particularly in its .50 AE version (which is best known as the sidearm of the Agents from The Matrix). It was first introduced in 1995, and its most obvious visual difference from the earlier Desert Eagle models in that it features scope rails over the barrel (it also has taller cocking serrations on the slide). Unlike the earlier Desert Eagle models, the Mark XIX can be switched to any caliber simply by swapping the barrels. Later barrels have full Picatinny rails and a re-designed safety (whose design is a throwback to the safety of the original Mark I).

Also note that the .357 and .44 Magnum versions of the Mark XIX almost always have have a unique "fluted" barrel, which the .50 AE version does not have. Any Desert Eagle Mark XIX that lacks this fluting will most likely be the .50 AE model.

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Desperado Tito Larriva Tavo 1995
Joaquim de Almeida Bucho
Mike Moroff Shrug
Bad Boys A store clerk 1995
Eraser Arnold Schwarzenegger U.S. Marshal John Kruger 1996
Lost Highway Robert Loggia Mr. Eddy 1997
Mean Guns Kimberly Warren D Chrome. 1997
Christopher Lambert Lou Chrome; handles two separate ones
Yuji Okumoto Hoss Chrome
Thom Mathews Crow Chrome
Ice-T Moon Chrome; handles four separate ones
Michael Halsey Marcus Chrome
Deborah Van Valkenbourgh Cam Chrome; handles without firing
A syndicate member Chrome
Thursday Thomas Jane Casey Wells 1998
The Boondock Saints Ivan's partner Chrome barrel and frame with a black slide 1999
Cecil B. Demented Stephen Dorff Cecil B. Demented Chrome barrel and frame with a black slide 2000
Matrix trilogy Various The Agents 1999-2003
Hugo Weaving Smith
Plan B Paul Sorvino Joe Malone 2001
Diane Keaton Fran Varecchio
Crime Spree Albert Dray Raymond 2003
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle Demi Moore Madison the Angel 2003
Resident Evil: Apocalypse Oded Fehr Carlos Olivera Standard Mark XIX .44 version, 2004
Mike Epps L.J. Twin .44 golden Desert Eagles
San Antonio Affif Ben Badra The Brazilian 2004
Doom Dwayne Johnson Sarge 2005
Piranha (Okhota na piranyu) Yevgeny Mironov Prokhor 2006
Sergei Garmash Zima
Viktoriya Isakova Sinilga
Resident Evil: Extinction Mike Epps L.J. using only a single .44 Magnum Gold-Plated version, as opposed to the two from the previous film 2007
Shoot 'Em Up Paul Giamatti Mr. Hertz With custom barrel 2007
Skinwalkers Kim Coates Zo 2007
The Eleventh Hour Bounty Hunter 2008
The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day Sean Patrick Flanery Connor fitted with match weights 2009
Norman Reedus Murphy fitted with match weights
Weekend Malgorzata Socha Maja 2010
From Paris With Love Jonathan Rhys Meyers James Reese 2010
Assassination Games Scott Adkins Roland Flint w/ suppressor, red-dot 2011
One for the Money Daniel Sunjata Ranger chromed nickel 2012
21 Jump Street Luis Da Silva Jr. One-Percenter #3 - Luis Two-tone 2012
Cosmopolis Paul Giamatti Benno Levin w/scope, flashlight 2012
The Project: Panacea (Proyekt: Panatseya) Konstantin Gartsman Molchun 2013
Svetlana Luchko Maria
The Berlin File Tayfun Bademsoy Asim airsoft replica, with suppressor 2013
Numan Acar Abdul airsoft replica
Seung-beom Ryu Dong Myung-Soo airsoft replica
The Purge Purger Chrome 2013
American Heist Akon Sugar Chrome with muzzle brake 2014
Let's Be Cops James D'Arcy Mossi 2014

Television

Show Title Actor Character Note/Episode Air Date
Tremors: The Series Michael Gross Burt Gummer March 2003 - August 2003
Victor Browne Tyler Reed
CSI: NY - Season 5 With pearl grips in "Turbulence" (S5E03) 2008-2009
Kidnapper "Pay Up" (S5E25)
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Aaron James Cash The Dream Terminator 2008-2009
Brian Austin Green Derek Reese
Fringe John Noble Walter Bishop 2009
Iris - Season 1 Seung Hyun Choi Vick 2009
Burn Notice - Season 3 "End Run" (S3E03)/Seen in a showcase/Gold Plated 2009-2010
Burn Notice - Season 5 Jesse "Breaking Point" (S5E14) 2011
Falling Skies - Season 1 Peter Shinkoda Dai 2011
Chuck - Season 5 Zachary Levi Chuck Bartowski MRI current model, brushed chrome finish, muzzle brake, Leupold scope / "Chuck Versus the Goodbye" (Series Finale Part 2) 2011-2012
NCIS - Season 9 Scott Wolf ex-Watcher agent Casey Stratton "Housekeeping" (S9E12) 2011-2012
Burn Notice - Season 6 Tyler Gray Kenny Johnson Desperate Times" (S6E10) 2012
Falling Skies - Season 2 Peter Shinkoda Dai 2012
Revolution Giancarlo Esposito Tom Neville 2012-2013
David Lyons Sebastian Monroe
Banshee - Season 3 One of Lowell's men 2015
Murder in the First Mo McRae Anthony 'Suger' Cascade "Down Time" (S2E11) 2015

Video Games

Please keep in mind that most video games feature Desert Eagles with a 7-round magazine, however those pistols are not modeled after the .50AE Mark XIX. Determine the correct variant by looking at the safety and the barrel, not by the (often incorrect) magazine size.

Game Title Appears as Mods Notation Release Date
Resident Evil 2 "Magnum" Custom wooden grips with an imbedded gold S.T.A.R.S. embalm, can be upgraded with a blued 10-inch barrel and slide Chrome finish, when upgraded, chrome (frame)/blued (slide and barrel) two-tone finish 1998
Half-Life: Opposing Force In .357 Magnum, but holds only 7 rounds 1999
Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear IMI Desert Eagle .357 Magnum and .50AE variants 1999
Counter-Strike "Night Hawk 50c" stainless steel finish 1999
The World Is Not Enough Raptor Magnum With stainless steel finish and matching laser pointer 2000
Project IGI: I'm Going In 2000
Hitman 2: Silent Assassin 2002
Contract J.A.C.K. .50AE Handgun Nickel in .357 Magnum Highly anachronistic 2003
IGI 2: Covert Strike 2003
Postal 2 Pistol 2003
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne Desert Eagle 10-round magazine 2003
Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project Golden Eagle Golden finish 2003
Far Cry Falcon .357 2004
Serious Sam: Next Encounter Desert Hawk Heavily modified Optional akimbo 2004
Counter-Strike: Condition Zero "Night Hawk 50c" Stainless steel finish 2004
Counter Strike: Source "Night Hawk 50c" Stainless steel finish 2004
Söldner: Secret Wars 2004
Deadhunt 2005
SWAT 4 Mark XIX Pistol 2005
[[Matrix: Path of Neo, The|The Matrix: Path of Neo]] Agent Pistol 20-round magazine 2005
Far Cry Instincts: Predator 2005
Splinter Cell Chaos Theory 2005
Time Crisis IV Laser sight With nickel finish 2006
Alliance of Valiant Arms With stainless steel finish 2007
Urban Terror 2007
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare In nickel and gold finishes 2007
Stranglehold With stainless steel, gold, and standard finishes 2007
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl Big Ben in 9x39mm 2007
Black Kite in .45 ACP
Clive Barker's Jericho "Destiny" & "Faith" dual-wield, with 15-round extended mags can fire normal, explosive and frag ammo 2007
Counter-Strike Online Nighthawk .50C Stainless steel and gold finishes Now also has twin gun mode in Zombie 2 mode, Zombie 3 mode and Zombie Unite Mode 2008
Grand Theft Auto IV Combat Pistol 2008
Far Cry 2 Eagle.50 Holds 8 rounds like the .44 Magnum version and double action only 2008
Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 2009 .50AE Pistol with scope 2008
Combat Arms Appears shorter than real-life counterpart 2008
Mercenaries 2: World in Flames Pistol w/ 15-round capacity Mark I-style "teardrop" safety 2008
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 2008
Army of Two Can be customized with a variety of parts and finishes 2008
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky 2008
Wheelman in .50 AE 2009
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Modeled with custom 3-dot sights, Magnum Researches' new barrel with a picatinny rail, and a two-tone finish 2009
Resident Evil 5 "Lightning Hawk" Identical to the non-upgraded one from RE2, except with the addition of front slide serrations presumably chambered in .44 Magnum 2009
Killing Floor Handcannon .50 AE with 8 bullet capacity; can be dual-wielded 2009
Army of Two: The 40th Day DE-.44 Can be fitted with various suppressors or muzzle brakes .44 Magnum, with or without extended magazine 2010
Resonance of Fate MI50A Can be fitted with multiple barrels and multiple optics simultaneously. An oversized version appears grafted to head of one enemy. .50, 6 rounds 2010
Battlefield Play4Free "Deagle 50" Limited-edition stainless steel version also available 2011
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 2011
Serious Sam 3: BFE SOP38 Pistol Incorrect 10-round capacity 2011
The House of the Dead: Overkill Extended Cut "AMS Magnum" Picatinny rail above the barrel, and a second rail attached underneath Replaces Mark I variants from original version 2011
"Gwendolyn" White (possibly pearl) grips with gold-plated hammers and safeties.
Karma Online 2011
Jagged Alliance: Back in Action Deagle w/ Picatinny rail barrel 2011
Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D L. Hawk 2011
The Expendables 2: Videogame 2012
ZombiU "Magnum Pistol" Nickel in .50 AE 2012
Far Cry 3 "D50" 2012
Arctic Combat "D50" 2012
Binary Domain "Soldado 38P Auto" Threaded barrel and modified muzzle with striking spikes Incorrect 12-round capacity 2012
Tomb Raider "Magnum Pistol" w/ various upgrades 2013
The Showdown Effect Falcor Golden controls 2013
Splinter Cell: Blacklist "D50" w/ picatinny railed barrel 2013
Grand Theft Auto V "Pistol .50" Incorrect optional 12-round extended magazine 2013
Battlefield 4 "DEagle 44" Underbarrel picatinny rail. Can have various accessories attached to it, including muzzle breaks and laser sights .44 Magnum version with correct 8+1 capacity; part of Dragon's Teeth DLC 2013
Far Cry 4 "D50" 2014
Time Crisis 5 "Handgun" Muzzle brakes Nickel in .50 AE, but holds 9 rounds 2014
Rainbow Six: Siege "D-50" Laser sight attachment is available Introduced in Operation Dust Line expansion (2016) 2015
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades Desert Eagle .50AE Magnum 2016
Shadow Warrior 2 "Point Five-O" w/ railed barrel, compensator and skeleton hammer holds 12 rounds 2016
Black Squad "DesertEagle 50AE" w/ railed barrel and compensator 2017
Far Cry 5 "D50" w/railed barrel Incorrectly holds 10 rounds and fires .50 BMG 2018
Ironsight Desert Eagle 2018
Ring of Elysium 2018
Shadow of the Tomb Raider River Hawk 2018
The Division 2 D50 2019

Anime

Film Title Character Notation Date
Mezzo DSA Corrupt Police Officers 2004
Elfen Lied Bandou .50 AE 2004
Phantom: The Animation Zwei .50AE 2004
Case Closed: The Private Eyes' Requiem Biker 2006
Bokura no Kodama airsoft replica 2007
Gunslinger Girl: Il Teatrino Olga 2008
Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom 2009
Angel Beats! Takamatsu 2010
Stella Women's Academy, High School Division Class C³ Sonora Kashima Airsoft 2013
Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Rebellion Homura Akemi 2013


Specific Variant Unknown (identification pending)

These are films, TV shows, or video games where the specific Desert Eagle variant is unconfirmed, either because the page creator failed to provide screen captures or because it is hard to discern the variant from the screen captures that were provided. Any further assistance would be much appreciated. -MT2008

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Shooters Ioan Gruffudd Freddy Guns
Killing Zoe François 1993
The Rage Gary Busey Art Dacy 1997
Old Men in New Cars Torkel Petersson Ludvig 2002
Outside the Law Delgado's bodyguard 2002
22 Bullets Dominique Thomas Ange Papalardo 2010
New Kids Nitro seen in trunk of car 2011

Television

Show Title Actor Character Note / Episode Air Date
The X-Files - Season 1 Marshall Bell USAF Colonel Calvin Hendersen Polished stainless or nickel, Possibly Mark I variant / "Fallen Angel" (S1E09) 1993
NCIS - Season 5 James Logan Tesla Suskavcevic "About Face" (S5E17) / Possibly mocked up Jericho 941 2007-2008
CSI: NY - Season 3 Shown being fired into a ballistics tank, stainless steel finish / "Silent Night" (S3E12)
Gang Related Long Beach Lords gangster 2014

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Mods Notation Release Date
007: Nightfire Raptor Magnum .357 two-tone finish and fitted with a laser pointer
Raptor Magnum .50
Enter the Matrix
Fallout
Heavy Rain Modeled with rail serrations on barrel
Hitman: Codename 47
Jagged Alliance 2 .357 in original game, .44 and .50 AE in mods
Manhunt Heavy Handgun and Avenger Force .50 AE GS
Max Payne .44 Magnum Erroneous 12-Round Magazine
Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield Available in both .357 and .50
Boiling Point: Road to Hell Pistol Starts with an erroneous 5-round magazine capacity but can be upgraded to use 10-round magazines of ".50 Caliber" ammunition Safety cannot be turned off, hammer is always shown as uncocked, and appears to be a mix of the Mark VII and XIX variants while having no scope rails or barrel fluting 2005
Scarface: The World is Yours Deagle With gold finish 2006
Batman: Arkham Asylum 2009
Rainbow Six 3: Black Arrow D.Eagle (.50Cal) none Chambered in .50 Caliber Action-Express 2004
NCIS: The Video Game 2011
Max Payne 3 DE .50. 2012

Anime

Film Title Character Notation Date
Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex 2002
New Dominion Tank Police 1993
Cat Planet Cuties Manami CO2 replica 2010

Blank Firing Replicas

Bruni Combat

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Bruni Combat - 8mm P.A.K. blanks

The Bruni Combat is a blank fire replica of the Desert Eagle chambered in 8mm P.A.K. blanks. It can be differentiated from a genuine Desert Eagle by its wood grips panels and heel mounted magazine release

Specifications

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  • Type: Blank firing pistol
  • Caliber: 8mm P.A.K. blanks
  • Weight: 4.4 lbs (2 kg)
  • Length: 10.6 in (27 cm)
  • Capacity: 11 round magazine
  • Fire Modes: DA/SA Semi-automatic

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Killer, The in the briefcase given 1989
Hardware Chief Security Guard 1990
Shades


Retay Eagle

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Retay Eagle - 9mm P.A.K. blanks

The Retay Eagle is a blank fire replica of the Desert Eagle chambered in 9mm P.A.K. blanks. It can be differentiated from a genuine Desert Eagle by the design of the grips and thumb safety, Beretta 92-style ring hammer, and by the two screws located at the front of the slide.

Specifications

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  • Type: Blank firing pistol
  • Caliber: 9mm P.A.K. blanks
  • Weight: 3.1 lbs (1.4 kg)
  • Length: 8.7 in (22.1 cm)
  • Capacity: 18-round magazine
  • Fire Modes: DA/SA Semi-automatic

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Hidden Assassin Dolph Lundgren Michael Dane 1995
Michael Rogers Henchman
Maruschka Detmers Simone Rosset

Television

Show Title Actor Character Note / Episode Air Date
Alarm für Cobra 11 - Season 30 Tom Beck Ben Jäger "72 Stunden Angst" 2011

See Also