Siberian has arsenal of 50 miniature weapons

A do-it-yourself enthusiast from Chita in Siberia, Alexander Perfilyev, has been handcrafting miniature replicas of firearms and other weapons for over 30 years. A mechanical engineer by profession, whom the locals call a hands-on wizard, he took up his unusual hobby in the late 1970s after a trip to Tula, an arms manufacturing center.

A do-it-yourself enthusiast from Chita in Siberia, Alexander Perfilyev, has been handcrafting miniature replicas of firearms and other weapons for over 30 years. A mechanical engineer by profession, whom the locals call a hands-on wizard, he took up his unusual hobby in the late 1970s after a trip to Tula, an arms manufacturing center.