The Maxim is SilencerCo’s first integrally suppressed pistol: in other words, it’s a weapon and a silencer, all in one single unit.
The Maxim 9 as it’s currently being demoed is actually a preproduction design, marrying the back half of a 9mm
Smith & Wesson M&P to a custom-designed eccentric suppressor/receiver/barrel front assembly. The most visually distinctive part of the weapon is that eccentric suppressor—so called because it’s not a cylindrical design but rather hangs down from the front of the barrel like some kind of weird science-fiction pistol.
SilencerCo is the largest domestic producer of suppressors, selling about 40 percent of the "cans" to both private and government buyers in the United States. The idea behind the Maxim 9 was to take the company’s existing technology portfolio and apply it to creating an all-in-one solution: a silenced weapon that fires off-the-shelf ammunition and can also be easily handled and holstered without using specialised gear.
