All Desert Eagle Models
Every Desert Eagle pistol line we track, side by side: the Mark XIX and lightweight L5/L6 magnum pistols plus the Desert Eagle 1911 and Baby Desert Eagle, with caliber, capacity, barrel length and the lowest current price across US retailers. Models Magnum Research no longer lists are marked — many are still sold new.
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| Photo | Model | Action | Caliber | Capacity | Barrel | Price |
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Desert Eagle Mark XIX One platform for four magnum calibers — swap barrel and magazine to convert; made in Pillager, Minnesota. Threaded .50 AE version (2026). .50 AE, .44 Mag, .357 Mag, .429 DE · Gas-operated semi-auto · 7 / 8 / 9 · 6" |
Gas-operated semi-auto | .50 AE, .44 Mag, .357 Mag, .429 DE | 7 / 8 / 9 | 6" | from $1,481 349 offers · 19 stores Compare prices |
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Desert Eagle L5 / L6 Aluminum-frame Desert Eagles (2016): the L5 is about 3 lb with a braked 5-inch barrel; the L6 is the full-size 6-inch. .50 AE, .44 Mag, .357 Mag · Gas-operated semi-auto · 7 / 8 / 9 · 5–6" |
Gas-operated semi-auto | .50 AE, .44 Mag, .357 Mag | 7 / 8 / 9 | 5–6" | from $1,600 137 offers · 17 stores Compare prices |
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Desert Eagle 1911 (G / C / U)Dropped from catalog Bul-made 1911s sold under the Desert Eagle name (2010); no longer listed by Magnum Research. .45 ACP, 9mm, 10mm · 1911 pistol · 6 to 10 · 3–5" |
1911 pistol | .45 ACP, 9mm, 10mm | 6 to 10 | 3–5" | from $820 14 offers · 2 stores Compare prices |
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Baby Desert Eagle IIIDropped from catalog The IMI Jericho 941 design sold as the Baby Desert Eagle; Baby Eagle III (2015) is gone from the 2026 catalog. 9mm, .40, .45 ACP · DA/SA pistol · 10 to 15 · 3.85–4.43" |
DA/SA pistol | 9mm, .40, .45 ACP | 10 to 15 | 3.85–4.43" | from $460 11 offers · 2 stores Compare prices |
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Classic Desert Eagle models
Earlier Desert Eagle generations and discontinued Magnum Research guns. Magnum Research was founded in 1979 and bought by Kahr in 2010; IMI built the pistols under contract before US production.
- 1983
- Desert Eagle Mark I .357 / .44 Magnum
First generation with a 3/8-inch barrel dovetail and teardrop safeties. - Mark VII era
- Desert Eagle Mark VII .357, .41, .44 Mag, early .50 AE
Adjustable two-stage trigger and 6, 10 and 14-inch barrels. - 1988
- .50 Action Express cartridge
Created by Evan Whildin of Action Arms; it made the .50 Desert Eagle famous. - 1990
- Baby Eagle / Jericho 941 9mm / .41 AE pistol
IMI design based on the CZ-75, sold as the Baby Eagle. - 2000
- .440 Cor-Bon Mark XIX .440 Cor-Bon
Fewer than 500 original guns imported in December 2000. - 2010
- Micro Desert Eagle .380 pocket pistol
Small double-action .380 in the 2010 lineup. - 2014
- Desert Eagle 1911U .45 ACP 1911
3-inch bull-barrel aluminum-frame 1911. - 2019
- All-US production Pillager, Minnesota
Desert Eagles have been 100% US-made since 2019.
Desert Eagle model names explained
- Mark I / VII / XIX
- Desert Eagle generations; the current Mark XIX shares one slide across calibers.
- AE (Action Express)
- The .50 AE cartridge was created in 1988 by Evan Whildin of Action Arms.
- .429 DE
- Magnum Research’s .44-caliber bottleneck cartridge on the .50 AE case (2018).
- L5 / L6
- Lightweight aluminum-frame models with 5-inch braked or 6-inch barrels.
- IMB / SRMB
- Integral muzzle brake / stainless with muzzle brake.
- Component System
- One pistol supplied with .357, .44 and .50 AE barrels in a dedicated case.
- Baby Desert Eagle vs Jericho
- The Baby Eagle is the IMI Jericho 941 under Magnum Research’s name — related to the Desert Eagle only in looks.
