Abstract: Method and apparatus for a silencer for use on a conventional firearm wherein the silencer has a monolithic core which is machined from a single piece of metal or the like. The core is mounted in a tubular cover on the barrel of the firearm in the conventional manner. The silencer has a plurality of baffles which are disposed at opposite acute angles measured from a perpendicular line to the longitudinal axis of the silencer so that the baffles are disposed in an opposite configuration. Each of the baffles has serrated faces on both faces of the baffle and is supported by a rib disposed on the lateral midline of each baffle.