If you’ve watched an action movie within the last 40 years, you’ve likely seen the Desert Eagle in the hands of one of the actors.The large-caliber, gas-operated pistol is iconic and conveys “I mean business,” which is why it appears in Deadpool & Wolverine, The Matrix, Snatch, Eraser, Commando, RoboCop, Boondock Saints, Austin Powers, Terminator, and many, many more.The video game industry also loves this pistol, but is this admiration purely fictional, or is it rooted in practicality?As you continue reading, you’ll discover why the Desert Eagle is abundantly more popular in pop culture than with the average gun enthusiast, based on the specs, variations (calibers and models), cost, and practical uses.Brief Desert Eagle History & ManufacturersBernard White and Arnolds Streinbergs designed the Desert Eagle in the late 1970s and early 1980s and patented it in 1986.