Desert Eagle Pistol MRI was responsible for the design and development of the
Desert Eagle pistol. The design was refined and for some time the pistols were also manufactured by
Israel Military Industries (IMI) until 1995, when MRI shifted the manufacturing contract and license to
Saco Defense in
Saco, Maine. In 1998 MRI shifted manufacturing back to IMI, which later reorganized under the name
Israel Weapon Industries. Since 2009 the Desert Eagle Pistol has been exclusively produced in the USA only, at MRI’s Pillager, Minnesota facility. Both Saco and IMI/IWI were strictly manufacturing contractors: all of the
intellectual property, including
patents,
copyrights and
trademarks of the Desert Eagle since its creation have been the property of Magnum Research Incorporated, excluding the patent on the production model which was owned by IMI.
Jericho 941 Pistol / Baby Eagle Magnum Research imported the IMI/IWI
Jericho 941 series of pistols under the
Baby Eagle name until the end of 2008 and resumed importation of this model in 2011 under the name Baby Eagle II. Currently, the Baby Eagle name is used on a new series of striker-fired polymer-framed pistols. For a time they also imported the Barak
SP-21 pistol, but it is no longer offered.
Single-Action Magnum Revolvers Other products include the
BFR series of single-action magnum revolvers, the Mountain Eagle rifle, Magnum Lite rifle, and Micro Desert Eagle.
Custom Service MRI offered custom gunsmithing services and had a line of guns that were coated with
titanium nitride in artful patterns and designs.
Current models • Magnum Research DE1911G, DE1911C, and DE1911U •
Desert Eagle (Mark VII pistol, Mark XIX pistol) •
Magnum Lite (
rimfire rifle) •
Magnum Research BFR (Big Frame Revolver) •
Micro Desert Eagle (
.380 ACP) •
MR Eagle Series Pistols • Mountain Eagle (center-fire rifle) • New Baby Eagle "Fast Action" • Desert Eagle
1911 (
.45 ACP) • Baby Eagle II • Baby Eagle III
Discontinued models • Original
Baby Eagle (
9mm,
.40 S&W, or
.45 ACP) • Lone Eagle (single-shot,
center-fire pistol for rifle cartridges) • Magnum Research SP-21 • Mountain Eagle pistol (
.22 LR) • MR9/MR40 Eagle (
Walther P99 versions, with the frame supplied by Walther) == References ==