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Quick Answer. The first working gun silencer was developed by Hiram P. Maxim in 1908, who started selling the first units when the invention was patented, in 1909. Hiram P. Maxim is the son of U.S. born inventor Hiram Smith Maxim who invented the first portable machine gun. Continue Reading.
The earliest rifles also began appearing in the era of the flintlock musket, in around 1750 in Europe, with new units commonly named Jagers (Riflemen) using them.