HERE ON OFFER IS A
SOVIET RUSSIAN CHESS SET
INSIDE THERE IS A  FACTORY MARKS WHICH I THINK DATES 28-1-63
  I ASSUME TO BE THE YEAR OF PRODUCTION

 THE CHESS PIECES ARE WELL TURNED AND CARVED FROM HARDWOOD IN NATURAL AND BLACK PAINTED WITH A LOVELY SHINY FINISH LOOKS LIKE LACQUER , BOTH SET STILL RETAIN MOST OF THE ORIGINAL PATINA, DESIGNED AS PLAYING CHESS SET WITH VERY SLIM STEMS ( nice to hold) AND BROAD BULGING BASES NATURALY HEAVY AND REQUIRING NO LED WEIGHTING TO HAVE A GOOD BALANCED AND STABILITY,
THE KNIGHTS WITH A LOVELY ART DECO DESIGN THERE ARE NO REPLACEMENT PIECES
THE BUYER WON'T BE DISAPPOINTED, NICE SET SUITABLE FOR CHESS PLAYERS AND CHESS COLLECTORS

 CHESSMEN DIMENSION

KING 85 mm  BASE  39 mm PAWN 45 mm  BASE 28 mm
 

 THE ORIGINAL FOLDING CHESS BOARD ALSO INCLUDED IS HAND MADE FROM LOCAL LIGHT WEIGHT WOOD WITH HINGED JOINT AND LIGHT AND DARK COLOR SQUARES, THE HINGES ARE MADE FROM METAL BUT THE CLASPS ARE BOTH MISSING EASY TO FIX,HALF OF THE INNER BOARD IS BAIZED WITH CREAM COLOR FELT THE WOODWORK SHOW A WARM AGED PATINA NICE PLAYING BOARD

CHESS BOARD DIMENSION WHEN OPEN ARE 40.7 cms OR 16 INCHES ACROSS EACH SQUARE IS 44 mm

THE COMBINED UNWRAPPED WEIGHT IS 1.269 kgs IN MY SCALE