Originally, the Desert Eagle was designed to be a revolver, but later it evolved into a magazine-fed semi-automatic pistol.
The Desert Eagle contains a gas-operated mechanism characteristic of automatic rifles as opposed to the usual mechanisms (direct or delayed blowback) found in other semi-automatic pistols. In June of 2010, Magnum Research was purchased by Kahr Arms, who decided to bring the Desert Eagle's manufacture to Minnesota, United States. During much of it's existence, it was manufactured chiefly in Israel by Israeli Weapon Industries. The American company Magnum Research designed and patented the Desert Eagle with assistance by Israeli Military Industries (now known as Israeli Weapon Industries) during the late 70s and early 80s. The Desert Eagle is a large-caliber handgun, commonly chambered for.
