What Happened to the Once-Vaunted Desert Eagle?
Kyle Mizokami
Security, World
This pistol looks impressive, but it was not picked up in a major government or police contract.
Key point: The Desert Eagle is a neat weapon that remains popular among a niche of private owners. However, it did not make it as a law enforcement or military weapon.
In the mid-1980s, a powerful new handgun quickly achieved gun celebrity status. The Desert Eagle was an innovative design that ported over heavy revolver rounds to the semiautomatic pistol platform.
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