Interactive complex “Relics of Victory” for Gunsmith's Day

About exhibition

For Gunsmith's Day the Victory Museum will update the interactive complex “Relics of Victory.” In the display case of the large-scale exhibition “Path to Victory,” created with the support of the Moscow Department of Culture, they will present the legendary Mosin rifle and rare accessories for it. The items can be viewed as part of a free guided tour of the exhibition or during open visiting hours after 6:00 p.m. Visitors will be able to see items from the Victory Museum's collections: a 7.62 mm Model 1891/30 sniper rifle produced at the Tula Arms Plant in 1935, a “Bramit” device for silent and flashless firing for it, and a Model 1931 optical rifle sight. The Mosin rifle Model 1891/30 became the first base on which sniper weapons were made in the Soviet Union. The exhibited rifle is fitted with a mounting seat for the PE scope. This scope was manufactured by Optical-Mechanical Plant No. 349 in blockaded Leningrad in 1943. These scopes were produced in a limited quantity — only about 2,000 units. The “Bramit” was one of the first Soviet suppressors and was created by Ivan Mitin. The “Bramit” example that will be shown at the museum on Poklonnaya Hill was stored at the 5th arsenal of the Main Missile and Artillery Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation (GRAU MoD), in the town of Alatyr. Later the specimens were deactivated and put up for sale. Several pieces were purchased by a private collector, and later, with the help of patrons, were acquired by Victory Museum employee Alexander Kuznetsov. He donated the firearm suppressor to the Victory Museum in 2025. The interactive complex “Relics of Victory” was implemented with the support of the Presidential Fund for Cultural Initiatives.