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 be dual-wielded.

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 getting a plow for Mr. Smith in Vault City.
 * Any member of the Vault City Guard has a Desert Eagle for a sidearm.
 * 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.

It's the essential mid-game pistol, paired with the .44 revolver; the Eagle has a longer range, but the revolver has a lower AP cost and a higher damage. Not much is going to be along to replace either pistol until you start finding Gauss pistols, especially since AP .44 rounds are rather common, even in the end missions.

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 single beastlord each. Each holds another Desert Eagle.

Characteristics
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.

Locations

 * Carbon Town Center, purchased from Jesse.
 * Carbon Town Center (Dusk), found in footlocker.
 * Secret Vault Ruins Level 1, Purchased from Shop-Tec.

Locations

 * Carbon Mill Grinder, found on Jane corpse.
 * Los Bridge West, available from Hieronymous.
 * Los Docks Holding Pens, can be bought from Salieri.

Desert Eagle .44