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Off-topic(slightly)....
The origin of the Desert Eagle pistol & it's rumored military use reminds me of the GE 134D type mini-gun used by ex-SEAL; Jesse Ventura in the action/sci-fi film: Predator(1986).
"Ole Painless" was huge & seemed difficult to truck around in a humid jungle.
It's been noted that the US Army Special Forces T&Eed a GE mini-gun machine gun in the mid-1970s, but it was to bulky & difficult to use in real combat conditions.
Like the Desert Eagle, it looked cool & was powerful but ended up being to much.
BTW; a newer format GE mini-gun was used in the sequel; Predators(2010). IMDb.com reported that the armorers & producers wanted to use a Russian type heavy machine gun a lot like the 134D weapon but it wasn't available for the film crew.
CF
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