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Most revolver designs cannot be suppressed. The gap between the front of the cylinder and the rear of the barrel permits a large amount of gas to vent, which will still create an audible report defeating the purpose of a suppressor.
There is one notable exception to this.
The Russian M1895 Nagant revolvers have been fitted with suppressors that DO work. The Nagant uses special cartridges that extend slightly beyond the forward edge of the cylinder. When the Nagant is cocked, the cylinder slides forward, and the mouth of the casing slides into the breech end of the barrel. This seals the gap.
There have been other revolver designs that were silent, but they did not use a suppressor as such, instead using special ammunition that had a kind of a piston between the powder charge and the bullet. All the gas was contained in the casing and there was nothing to suppress. One such gun was experimented with by the US forces during the Vietnam War and some were created for Soviet spy agencies. None of these designs were made in large quantities.
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