| Reference number | CLP/3i/7 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Extract of a letter, 'About a new materiall for handguns and pistolls' from unknown author to [Henry] Oldenburg |
| Date | 17 September 1662 |
| Description | The author describes an invention by a goldsmith called Felix Werder of a way of making handguns and pistols from a new material called orichalcum.
Subject: Industry / Weaponry
Written by Werder in Zurich [Switzerland]. Read to the Royal Society on 8 October 1662. |
| Extent | 3p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink on paper |
| Access status | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8001 | Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondent | c1619 - 1677 |