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Great power to bring semi-automatic pistol Shamozhiying (Desert Eagle), a lot of people know that Israel Military Industries Ltd. (IMI) products, but in fact it is the Dominion Bowness City Magnum Research Inc. (Magnum Research Inc .) developed.

In 1979, Magnum Research Inc. has developed a three person you want to launch .357 Magnum revolver handgun cartridges of the semi-automatic pistol, when their development program known as "Magnum Eagle" (Magnum Eagle). These three individuals J. Lindig, J. Skildam and HZ Skildam, while the founder of Magnum Research Inc. - B. White is responsible for technical details and development. Magnum Eagle is designed as a target gun and hunting pistol. The first gun in 1981, the prototype was completed and published in 1982, when caused a great response, this.
357 Magnum-caliber semi-automatic pistol enormous power and beautiful appearance attracted great interest from a lot of shooters. Then, the Magnum Research needs to find a large company to produce the pistol, and soon find on the IMI.Why IMI? Is still a lack of information in this regard. In short, this pistol in 1983, production began to IMI "Shamozhiying" form began producing and selling, but not until 1985, the .357 caliber Shamozhiying was formally pistol in the U.S. market, shelf space on. The pursuit of more power than the .357 Magnum, the .41 Magnum was introduced in 1987 model, and soon launched a .44 Magnum model, launched in 1994, a .50 AE caliber, while in 1998, has introduced a less promising .440 Cor-Bon caliber.

In 1992, the U.S. government to restrict imports of firearms, it sold to the United States by the IMI Shamozhiying on parts, components, destined for the U.S. companies after the Magnum assembly and final processing. So IMI untreated semi-finished products shipped to the United States, by Magnum research company in chrome, nickel, gold-plated surface treatment and polishing, and finishing the barrel and other components re-assembled, so as to "Made in USA "in the form of continuing in the U.S. markets.

Shamozhiying sturdy appearance, not everyone can control the launch force, which no fighting pistols are not a substitute for small and exquisite, this feature of it being Hollywood's attention in 1984 by a starring Mickey Rourke action movie "Dragon" (The Year of the Dragon), the Shamozhiying the first time in the film appearances,Since then, Shamozhiying in nearly 500 films, television appearance, where the statistics does not include the outside of the U.S. television programs and movies, when the script referred to "a powerful deterrent pistol", the almost always choose Shamozhiying as props. The domestic movie-going audience was most impressed by is probably Arnaud Schwarzenegger movie "The Last Action Hero" (The Last Action Hero) inside that side with one hand while driving convertible will be criminals with Shamozhiying trounced the image.