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02 / Cloak · 5.56 Extreme Duty

Cool under
fire.

131.8 dB at the muzzle. Under the 140 dB hearing-safe threshold. Patent-pending Tesla-valve baffles inside a DMLS monolithic titanium core — the geometry only additive manufacturing makes possible.

Suppressed dB

131.8dB

Reduction

37.7dB

Duty Rating

Extreme

MSRP

$1,099

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01 · The Brief

A 5.56 can that tells you what it's doing — while it keeps doing it.

Cloak is our extreme-duty 5.56. Same first-round quiet as its sister Veil, built for the day where the string doesn't just not end — it stacks. Full-auto strings. Bump-fire drills. Extended CQB rotations. The kind of duty cycle that fatigues baffles and cracks welds in cans that were designed for a magazine at a time.

The internals are a coaxial pseudo-Tesla valve — adapted from Nikola Tesla's 1920 valve with no moving parts. Gas resists itself on the way out while the bullet path stays open. Each shot torques the threads in the tightening direction. The harder you run it, the tighter it gets. Serialized, published data sheet in the box, ±2 dB atmospheric variance called out on paper.

The Number

131.8dB

Suppressed sound level at the muzzle, 5.56 NATO from a 16″ direct-impingement rifle — under the commonly cited 140 dB hearing-safe threshold for impulse noise. That's 37.7 dB of reduction against a ~169.5 dB unsuppressed baseline. Every serialized Cloak ships with the published data sheet in the box.

Under 140 dB · Hearing-safe threshold

Method · One meter left of muzzle · ±2 dB atmospheric variance · Growing database

Head-to-Head · 5.56 NATO

The suppressed number.
Measured, dated, published.

How to read this chart · Bars show absolute suppressed sound level at the muzzle. Shorter is quieter. The blue line marks the commonly cited 140 dB hearing-safe threshold for impulse noise — Cloak sits under it.

Echo Trace Cloak Extreme Duty 5.56 · this page

131.8dB

Echo Trace Veil Sister 5.56 · Duty

131.9dB

Suppressed dB · Lower is quieter

120

130

140 · threshold

150

Source & Method Echo Trace figures from our January 2026 testing — 16″ direct-impingement 5.56 rifle, one meter left of muzzle, ±2 dB atmospheric variance. Same rifle, same meter, same day, same lot of ammo for every measurement.

02 · Specification

Every number,
in one place.

Serial-tracked · Lifetime warranty
Aberdeen, North Carolina
SOT / Type 07 FFL

Sound

Suppressed Sound Level131.8 dB

Peak Reduction37.7 dB

Test Host16″ 5.56 NATO DI

Unsuppressed Baseline~169.5 dB

Method1m left of muzzle · ±2 dB

First-Round BehaviorConsistent shot-to-shot

Physical

Length7.8 in

Weight14.5 oz

Diameter1.8 in

Body MaterialTitanium

ArchitecturePatent-pending Tesla-valve gas flow · DMLS monolithic core

FinishPVD/DLC coating · BLK or FDE

Mount & Fire Rating

Mount StandardHUB (1 3/8-24)

Fire RatingFull-auto rated

Cyclic NotesSOCOM tested · 7 tables · destruction testing complete (Feb 2026)

Rated Caliber5.56 NATO

Warranty & Origin

SerializedBody carries the ATF engravings

WarrantyLifetime, original owner

Upgrade ProgramEligible — see below

OriginMade in Aberdeen, NC

Cloak suppressor laid on desert ghillie fabric

03 · Engineering

Tesla valve.
Self-torquing core.

In 1920, Nikola Tesla patented a valve with no moving parts — a fixed geometry that lets fluid flow easily in one direction and resist itself in the other. Cloak uses a three-dimensional, coaxial pseudo-Tesla valve around a central bullet bore: gas fights itself on the way out while the round travels through untouched.

The full core is DMLS metal-printed as a single monolithic piece — the only way that geometry becomes manufacturable. No gas tubes by design; they would interfere with the Tesla-valve flow system. Every shot torques the threads in the tightening direction, on top of standard threaded connections. The harder you run it, the tighter it gets.

Coaxial pseudo-Tesla valve geometry — gas resistance around a clean bullet path
DMLS monolithic core — Grade 5 titanium, Direct Metal Laser Sintering
Self-torquing threads — each shot tightens in the correct direction
No gas tubes by design — the flow system does the work
Titanium body, HUB mount (1 3/8-24)
Two-piece body/core — serialized body stays, core gets serviced through the upgrade program

04 · Cutaway

Look inside the valve.

X-Ray · Cutaway

Component Index

HUB mount (1 3/8-24)

Universal HUB threading — no proprietary interface. Runs with any HUB adapter, so the can moves between hosts without a new mount.

Self-torquing threads

Copper-lined mechanical lock. Each shot torques the threads in the tightening direction on top of the standard threaded connection. The harder you run it, the tighter it gets.

Serialized titanium body

The ATF-marked half. Carries the serial, caliber, and manufacturer engraving. Stays with the owner for life.

DMLS Tesla-valve core

Monolithic Grade 5 titanium core, laser-sintered as one piece. A coaxial pseudo-Tesla valve resists gas flow around a clean bullet path — no gas tubes by design, because they would interfere with the flow system.

End cap

Muzzle-side flow control. First-blast surface. Replaced during a core service if worn.

04 · Upgrade Program

Keep the body.
Refresh the core.

The serialized body of a suppressor is the part the government tracks. Everything else — baffles, blast baffle, end cap — is service hardware. Most brands ship you a new can when the internals fatigue. We don't. Send the Cloak back, keep your serial, and get a fresh core for a fraction of a new suppressor.

STEP 01
Register the serial Your Cloak is registered when it leaves Aberdeen. No paperwork on your end to be eligible.
STEP 02
Send it back through your FFL All service traffic routes through a licensed FFL, same as the original transfer. Federal law, and we agree with it.
STEP 03
Get a new core, keep your paperwork New baffle stack, blast baffle, and end cap. Same serial. Same NFA paperwork. Serviced and function-tested before we ship it home.

Full Upgrade Program details →

Take Cloak home.
Backed for life.

Pay today. Pick your FFL at checkout. We ship the can to your dealer, they file the Form 4 with you, and it's yours after ATF approval — covered by our lifetime warranty and serviceable-core program from day one.

Finish

Cool underfire.

A 5.56 can that tells you what it's doing — while it keeps doing it.

The suppressed number.Measured, dated, published.

Every number,in one place.

Sound

Physical

Mount & Fire Rating

Warranty & Origin

Tesla valve.Self-torquing core.

Look inside the valve.

HUB mount (1 3/8-24)

Self-torquing threads

Serialized titanium body

DMLS Tesla-valve core

End cap

Keep the body.Refresh the core.

Take Cloak home.Backed for life.

Same standard.Different jobs.

Cool under
fire.

The suppressed number.
Measured, dated, published.

Every number,
in one place.

Tesla valve.
Self-torquing core.

Keep the body.
Refresh the core.

Take Cloak home.
Backed for life.

Same standard.
Different jobs.