The exhibition “The Relics of the Artillery Museum” is dedicated to the history of the development of military sciences, in particular Russian artillery, from its inception to the middle of the 19th century.
Visitors can get acquainted with the oldest dated examples of Russian cannon casting — the bronze Pishchal (cannon) by master Yakov (1491), the first Russian howitzer by master Ignatius (1542) and others.
Exhibits related to the 17th century introduce visitors to important changes in the Russian armed forces. “New Order Regiments” were instituted, basing on Western European models.
In one of the showcases, visitors can take a look at a figure of a Strelets soldier from the 17th century. The museum also displays weapons of Streltsy soldiers and equipment of the “New Order Regiments”: a matchlock musket, an iron helmet, a “berendeyka” — a baldric belt on which premeasured charges of gunpowder for a pishchal (arquebus) or a musket were suspended in special wooden tubes.
As a monument to the Poltava victory, the exhibition includes a 3-pounder parade cannon. It was made by Tula gunsmiths at the end of 1709 and presented to Peter the Great.
A separate topic is represented by the trophies captured by the Russian troops during the Northern War: weapons and officers’ badges.
The museum houses Russia’s largest collection of guns of the first quarter of the 18th century.
Many of the exhibits on display are unique: there are no analogs anywhere else in the world.
Visitors can get acquainted with the oldest dated examples of Russian cannon casting — the bronze Pishchal (cannon) by master Yakov (1491), the first Russian howitzer by master Ignatius (1542) and others.
Exhibits related to the 17th century introduce visitors to important changes in the Russian armed forces. “New Order Regiments” were instituted, basing on Western European models.
In one of the showcases, visitors can take a look at a figure of a Strelets soldier from the 17th century. The museum also displays weapons of Streltsy soldiers and equipment of the “New Order Regiments”: a matchlock musket, an iron helmet, a “berendeyka” — a baldric belt on which premeasured charges of gunpowder for a pishchal (arquebus) or a musket were suspended in special wooden tubes.
As a monument to the Poltava victory, the exhibition includes a 3-pounder parade cannon. It was made by Tula gunsmiths at the end of 1709 and presented to Peter the Great.
A separate topic is represented by the trophies captured by the Russian troops during the Northern War: weapons and officers’ badges.
The museum houses Russia’s largest collection of guns of the first quarter of the 18th century.
Many of the exhibits on display are unique: there are no analogs anywhere else in the world.
Exhibits are marked with AR stickers for identification purposes.
