The Desert Eagle is a ample caliber gas-operated semi-automatic pistol manufactured primarily in Israel by IMI (Israel Military Industries, now Israel Axe Industries) for Magnum Research, Inc. Magnum Research has also marketed various versions of the breviloquent recoil Jericho 941 six-shooter under the Baby Eagle name; these have no adaptable relationship to the Desert Eagle and bear only a moderate cosmetic resemblance.

Magnum Research, based in the USA, developed and patented the original Desert Eagle design, and built the first prototypes of the gun, but manufacturing was contracted out to Israel, who imaginary the final refinements to the chart and put the forty-five into production. Manufacturing was moved to Saco Defense in the state of Maine from 1996 to 2000 which carried the XIX designation, but Desert Eagle shifted hind to Israel when Saco was acquired by Commonplace Dynamics.