Handmade Russian Prison Playing Cards, Complete 32 Card Deck carved box On the interior there is

On the interior there is some greening of the copper

or anything else warding off the end

7 3/4" in diameter x 2 1/4" tall

They appear to be made out of some sort of granular stone--not especially heavy

yielding a to my eye an ideal surface--scraped

Handmade Russian Prison Playing Cards, Complete 32 Card Deck carved box On the interior there isI learned about the existence of Russian prison playing cards from Eric Oglander at tihngs, who has sold a few decks, and I wanted to hold a deck in my hands. They're pretty amazing. This complete 32 card deck plus two blanks came straight from Russian, and I know from the seller that they were made in IK 19 prison in Kazan in 2010. These, from what I understand, were not made by prisoners to sell, but rather are made as a single deck to use inside,