Desert Eagle .44

The Desert Eagle is a small gun in Fallout, Fallout 2, Fallout Tactics and Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel. In Brotherhood of Steel, it can also be dual-wielded. This weapon breaks the 1950's setting, as the Desert Eagle was made in the 80's.

Fallout and Fallout 2
The Desert Eagle really serves as an excellent mid-game pistol, offering higher damage than the old 10mm, and a fairly common ammo type. It out-ranges the .44 Magnum Revolver by a bit, and carries 2 more rounds in a magazine, but the .44 Magnum does more damage and can be fired for fewer AP. Great until you can get your hands on a Needler Pistol or .223 Pistol. Could be replaced by the 14mm Pistol, but only with an armor-piercing fix patch.

In Fallout 2, it can be upgraded with an extended magazine, increasing its ammo capacity to 20 rounds.

Fallout

 * Carried by and bought from Killian Darkwater, in Junktown.
 * Carried by one of Daren Hightower's thugs, the one wearing Leather Armor.
 * Carried by the two thugs protecting Jain in the Hub.

Fallout 2

 * Carried by Tyler in the Den.
 * Given as a quest reward for the quest: Get a plow for Mr. Smith.
 * Sold by Lou in the Malamute Saloon in Redding.
 * Used by basically any armed Enclave mechanic at Navarro, in tandem with Wattz 1000 pistols.

Fallout Tactics
In Fallout Tactics, this handgun is called "Desert Eagle Mark XIX .44", using the weapon's full, real-life designation for this particular model.

Locations

 * Sold by the Brotherhood after finishing Macomb and Preoria.
 * Carried by the Beastlord commandant in Hillary Eastwood's home in Quincy. You could also Steal one from Elliot Nesting.
 * Also carried by the Beastlord in the northern sniper tower on top of Quincy's detention center.
 * The two stairwells in the main Mardin graveyard are both guarded by a beastlord. Each holds another Desert Eagle.

Single
The Desert Eagle is really a very good weapon for Chapter 1, less damage than Home-Made Rifle, which appears around the same time but its rate of fire is faster.

Its only defect is that the ammunition is rare at first.

Dual
Desert Eagle .44