by B. Gil Horman – Tuesday, September 30, 2014

The Magnum Research, Inc. Desert Eagle Pistol is an unusual semi-auto that enjoys a nearly universal level of recognition thanks to its regular appearance in movies, television shows and video games. In production for over three decades now, this massive pistol’s long and colorful history generates plenty of questions in on-line discussions. To find the answers to nine of the top questions folks have about this beefy big-bore semi-auto, we went straight to the expert with the inside story: master gunsmith, designer and director of manufacturing for Magnum Research, Jim Tertin. Here’s a countdown of what we learned:

9. Wasn’t the Desert Eagle originally developed in Israel?
The pistols were first manufactured by IMI (Israeli Military Industry, Ltd.), an Israeli defense contractor. However, IMI was a subcontractor of Magnum Research. They had no ownership of the design. IMI went through some internal restructuring and all of the commercial enterprises the company was involved in were sold to IWI (Israel Weapon Industries, Ltd.). In 2006, Magnum Research started to engineer production of the Desert Eagle in Pillager, Minn. By 2008, the first U.S.-made Desert Eagles were delivered starting at serial number DE0001000. Today, the pistols are manufactured using all American components.

Mar 16, 2011 riddick, IMHO, Dragman has it right spot on - at least here in Eastern PA. Shop where I used to work sold two of these within the past 1 1/2years - one in.44Mag only - sold for $725, one with both.44Mag and.50AE set-ups sold for $1150.

Desert Eagle Serial Number List

The serial numbers for these pistols start at #3001. Development of the Desert Eagle was not yet complete, however, in 1985, the barrel was changed to incorporate polygonal rifling, to. First things first: Why would you have purchased a weapon when you had no idea what model it was? Your handgun appears to be a Mark II Desert Eagle. It doesn’t have the rail mountings that Mark IVs and later models have and it appears to have a gr. Nov 27, 2013 I bought a used (very slightly).50 AE Desert Eagle a few months ago. Tried to call Magnum Research to get some info on manufacturing date but kept getting bounced around to folks that had no clue. My google-fu doesn't seem to be able to locate any info on the web. Feb 05, 2007 Desert Eagle Related Content. The serial number is 66XX MR verified the import date for me. My serial number is 3120XXXX.

Desert Eagle Serial Number Dates