
This balalaika is only 10 inches long, but I wouldn't call it a toy, it's more like a very fine scale model. It is completely wooden and hand-painted with orange and black details. The three metal strings are very fine wire. Despite its details I don't think it can be tuned. The only evidence of its provenance and origin is a price tag printed in Russian (Cyrillic letters) "bepe3ka" and below the price of 590 rubles(?). I purchased this item in an antique store in Deland, Florida in the 1980s.
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