Suiting up the Swiss Guard
Austrian blacksmiths produce ceremonial suits of armor for the Vatican's Swiss Guards as the craftsmanship needed to make them is disappearing.
Suiting up the Swiss Guard
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Blacksmith Johann Schmidberger works on a suit of armour for the Vatican's Swiss Guards at his workshop in Molln, Austria. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
Blacksmith Johann Schmidberger works on a suit of armour for the Vatican's Swiss Guards at his workshop in Molln, Austria. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
Suit of armour for the Vatican's Swiss Guards is pictured at a workshop in Molln, Austria. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
Blacksmith Johann Schmidberger works on a suit of armour for the Vatican's Swiss Guards at his workshop in Molln, Austria. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
Blacksmith Johann Schmidberger works on a suit of armour for the Vatican's Swiss Guards at his workshop in Molln, Austria. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
Blacksmith Johann Schmidberger works on a suit of armour for the Vatican's Swiss Guards at his workshop in Molln, Austria. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
Suits of armour for the Vatican's Swiss Guards are pictured at a workshop in Molln, Austria. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
Blacksmith Johann Schmidberger works on a suit of armour for the Vatican's Swiss Guards at his workshop in Molln, Austria. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
Blacksmith Johann Schmidberger works on an suit of armour for the Vatican's Swiss Guards at his workshop in Molln, Austria. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
Blacksmith Johann Schmidberger works on a suit of armour for the Vatican's Swiss Guards at his workshop in Molln, Austria. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
Suits of armour for the Vatican's Swiss Guards are pictured at a workshop in Molln, Austria. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
Suits of armour for the Vatican's Swiss Guards are pictured at a workshop in Molln, Austria. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
Blacksmith Johann Schmidberger works on a suit of armour for the Vatican's Swiss Guards at his workshop in Molln, Austria. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
Blacksmith Johann Schmidberger works on an suit of armour for the Vatican's Swiss Guards at his workshop in Molln, Austria. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
Blacksmith Johann Schmidberger works on an suit of armour for the Vatican's Swiss Guard at his workshop in Molln, Austria. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger