Magnum Pistol

The Desert Eagle is a powerful handgun in Left 4 Dead 2. It has an eight round magazine and appears to deal a lot more damage. However, it cannot be dual-wielded, like the regular pistol can. The magnum is modeled after a .50 Desert Eagle and will likely re-use code from Counter-Strike as most other weapons do. It is probable that this weapon will do more damage, fire faster, or have better accuracy than regular pistols, considering it can only be single-wielded.

Based on footage seen at PAX 2009, it seems that the magnum can be obtained in safe rooms and in other parts of levels.