Blacksmith Johann Schmidberger works on an suit of armour for the Vatican's Swiss Guards at his workshop in Molln, Austria, March 29, 2017. Picture taken March 29, 2017. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger - RTX33WG8
Blacksmith Johann Schmidberger works on a suit of armour for the Vatican's Swiss Guards at his workshop in Molln, Austria, March 29, 2017. Picture taken March 29, 2017. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger - RTX33WIC
Blacksmith Johann Schmidberger works on a suit of armour for the Vatican's Swiss Guards at his workshop in Molln, Austria, March 29, 2017. Picture taken March 29, 2017. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger - RTX33WHN
Suits of armour for the Vatican's Swiss Guards are pictured at a workshop in Molln, Austria, March 29, 2017. Picture taken March 29, 2017. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger - RTX33WGI
Blacksmith Johann Schmidberger works on a suit of armour for the Vatican's Swiss Guards at his workshop in Molln, Austria, March 29, 2017. Picture taken March 29, 2017. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger - RTX33WH5
Suits of armour for the Vatican's Swiss Guards are pictured at a workshop in Molln, Austria, March 29, 2017. Picture taken March 29, 2017. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger - RTX33WIE
Blacksmith Johann Schmidberger works on a suit of armour for the Vatican's Swiss Guards at his workshop in Molln, Austria, March 29, 2017. Picture taken March 29, 2017. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger - RTX33WGX
Blacksmith Johann Schmidberger works on a suit of armour for the Vatican's Swiss Guards at his workshop in Molln, Austria, March 29, 2017. Picture taken March 29, 2017. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger - RTX33WIA
Suit of armour for the Vatican's Swiss Guards is pictured at a workshop in Molln, Austria, March 29, 2017. Picture taken March 29, 2017. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger - RTX33WJ0
Blacksmith Johann Schmidberger works on a suit of armour for the Vatican's Swiss Guards at his workshop in Molln, Austria, March 29, 2017. Picture taken March 29, 2017. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger - RTX33WHP
Blacksmith Johann Schmidberger works on an suit of armour for the Vatican's Swiss Guard at his workshop in Molln, Austria, March 29, 2017. Picture taken March 29, 2017. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger - RTX33WG1
Blacksmith Johann Schmidberger works on a suit of armour for the Vatican's Swiss Guards at his workshop in Molln, Austria, March 29, 2017. Picture taken March 29, 2017. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger - RTX33WH3
Suits of armour for the Vatican's Swiss Guards are pictured at a workshop in Molln, Austria, March 29, 2017. Picture taken March 29, 2017. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger - RTX33WHU
Blacksmith Johann Schmidberger works on an suit of armour for the Vatican's Swiss Guards at his workshop in Molln, Austria, March 29, 2017. Picture taken March 29, 2017. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger - RTX33WGE
Blacksmith Johann Schmidberger works on a suit of armour for the Vatican's Swiss Guards at his workshop in Molln, Austria, March 29, 2017. Picture taken March 29, 2017. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger - RTX33WHL
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.
