A latch for mounting a suppressor to a firearm is disclosed that allows
interfacing with and securely attaching to the weapon's flash hider
without the need to use threads and the rotational movement commonly
associated with attaching suppressors to a firearm. The latch consists of
a primary latch and a secondary latch. The primary latch moves in a
vertical plane, fits into the grooves on a standard flash hider, and is
rotationally indexed to the flash hider when locked. The secondary latch
attaches to the top of the primary latch, securing the primary latch when
it is fully locked by pivoting around and downwards, and locking to the
suppressor. The primary latch compensates for the considerable tolerance
range of the outside diameter of the flash hider. The latch has minimal
thermal coupling to the suppressor and engaging/disengaging the primary
latch plate and the secondary latch can be accomplished with one hand.