Manufactured in the USSR by the Central Design and Research Bureau of Sporting and Hunting Arms "TsKIB SOO" and is one of only some 300 built and is widely regarded as one of the finest guns built in the Soviet Union, often referred to by collectors as the Russian Purdey due to the overall quality and the employment of Purdey's classic Beesley action. Built with blued steel chopperlump barrels featuring a single bead sight on the matted flat solid rib, three bands of gold inlay at the breech, Russian proofs on the flats, and 2 3/4 inch chambers with automatic ejectors. The barrels are fitted to a casehardened self-opening Beesley style sidelock action which displays fantastic deep leaf engraving on the fences, scroll engraving, and gold borders all around four deeply cut highly detailed game scenes. The scenes depict a pair of setters with a trio of quail on the left, a bull and cow moose on the underside, a pair of pointers set to flush a trio of pheasants on the right, and a pair of snipe on the triggerguard. The gun features bushed firing pins, gold pins and cocking indicators, double gold triggers, and a manual tang safety with gold inlaid safety indicator. The gun is fitted with an attractive multi-point checkered forend with engraved and gold inlaid fittings and a straight grip stock with teardrop carved drop points and a checkered bare butt. Barrel and stock measurements (R/L): bore diameter nine inches from the breech .731/.731 inches; choke constriction .037/.048 inches; minimum wall thickness .038/.036 inches; 1 13/16 inch drop at comb; 2 9/16 inch drop at heel; 14 1/2 inch length of pull; weight 8 lbs. 4 oz.

Excellent overall, retaining 99% original blue, casehardened, and gold finishes with minor handling evidence, a few tiny pressure marks in the wood, and sharp checkering on the stock and forend. Mechanically excellent. A rare opportunity to own one of the finest guns made under the Soviet regime!