![]() ![]() During the same period the basic design was upgraded to current Mark XIX specifications. 50 Magnum (a.k.a.50 Action Express) firearms, but only one semiautomatic pistol design survived to date, and it is the Desert Eagle (there are few semi-custom or limited production revolvers and rifles made in this caliber as well). Since Magnum Research introduced the caliber – once considered impossible to build – several other manufacturers have begun to produce. 50 Action Express Desert Eagle Pistol to fill an unmet need in the sporting/hunting market. All Desert Eagle Pistols manufactured since 1989 have Mark VII features: enlarged safety levers, an enlarged slide release and an improved, two-stage trigger. In 1989, the Mark VII model of the Desert Eagle became standard. ![]() 41 Magnum Desert Eagle Pistol (not currently in production) was introduced to fill a specific market niche. 44 Magnum pistol successfully brought to market.įurther enhancements to the Desert Eagle line continued. 44 Magnum version of the pistol was perfected it was the very first semi-automatic. The serial numbers for these pistols start at #3001.ĭevelopment of the Desert Eagle was not yet complete, however, in 1985, the barrel was changed to incorporate polygonal rifling, to help enhance the pistol's accuracy. These pistols, collector's items today, have traditional land-and-grove rifling, and they will not accept extended barrels or caliber conversion kits. 357 Magnum production model was produced in an edition of just over 1,000 pistols. After research that included thousands of rounds of test-firing, a fully functional. The final refinements to the pistol were made by Israel Military Industries (IMI), under contract to Magnum Research, Inc. It was about 80% functional, with a rotating bolt, full gas operation and excellent shooting characteristics. patented the basic design of the Desert Eagle in 1980, and the first working prototype of the pistol was completed in 1981. Early pistols, then known as Eagle 357, were announced in 1982 The Desert Eagle Pistol was conceived in 1979, when three people with an idea for creating a gas- operated, semi-automatic, magnum-caliber pistol founded Magnum Research, Inc. The Desert Eagle Mark XIX pistol with caliber conversion kit including two additional barrels, one bolt and disassembly tool.Ĭharacteristics – data for Mark XIX pistolsĬhambering. ![]() 44 Magnum, with slide locked open to show its multi-lug rotary bolt.Ĭurrent production Desert Eagle Mark XIX, caliber. Same Desert Eagle mark VII pistol, caliber. ![]()
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