This gift was presented to President Kim Il Sung by Yuri Vladimirovich Andropov, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in March 1983.

From olden times, Russian people have regarded animal hunting as token of resources and bravery and as something pleasant and noble that hardened their minds and bodies. Thus, presenting a hunting gun as a gift is recognized as an expression of the most respect to the other party. 

Handing it over, he spoke about his feeling of high respect for the President and that the President was constantly praised and respected by Soviet people and all communists in the world as he had achieved brilliant feats for the cause of socialism.