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Austrian blacksmiths produce ceremonial suits of armor for the Vatican's Swiss Guards as the craftsmanship needed to make them is disappearing.
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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