Can any handgun be fitted with a silencer (Surpressor)?
Suppressors first of all need a means to attach to the firearm. The most popular method being a threaded muzzle on the barrel and a corresponding thread pattern on a supressor for the given caliber. So, they are both caliber specific and specific to the thread pattern of the muzzle on the firearm. They work best with the subsonic loadings, like the others mentioned. Suppressors do work on a few specific models of revolvers. One of them is the Model 1895 Nagant Revoler. The reason is that it uses the cartridge as a gas seal between the cylinder and the barrel (most revolvers don’t do this). The idea was that no gas would escape the action when the bullet made the jump from the casing in the cylinder to the barrel. These high pressure combustion gases rapidly expanding are what makes the bang when the gun fires; much like uncorking a champagne bottle but on a larger scale. For a little techincal history: The Nagant M1895 is called such because it was developed by Emile Nagant (from Liege
