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Suppressor

Device which reduces sound intensity or muzzle flash on a firearmA case of suppressors produced by GemtechSuppressed firearms with their magazines removed Top to bottom: UziAR-15Heckler & Koch USPBeretta 92FSSIG MosquitoCutaway of a suppressorA silencer, also known as a sound suppressor, suppressor, or sound moderator, is a muzzle device that suppresses the blast created when a gun (firearm or airgun) is discharged, thereby reducing the acoustic intensity of the muzzle report (sound of a gunshot) and jump, by modulating the speed and pressure of the propellant gas released from the muzzle.

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