In Pictures: Making armour for the Vatican Swiss Guard
Blacksmith brothers Johann (R) and Georg Schmidberger stand in front of their workshop in Molln, Upper Austria. Johann, 29, and Georg, 28, produce made-to-order handmade harnesses for the Vatican.LISI NIESNER/Reuters
Blacksmith Georg Schmidberger works on a harness for the Vatican Swiss Guard at his workshop. The made-to-order handmade harnesses take 120 hours of handiwork per piece and hardly differs from the 500-year-old originals.LISI NIESNER/Reuters
Blacksmith Johann Schmidberger works on a harness for the Vatican Swiss Guard at his workshop. The brothers carry on the tradition of the blacksmith trade in the fifth generation of their family.LISI NIESNER/Reuters
A part of a harness for the Vatican Swiss guard lies in a fireplace at a workshop in Molln, Upper Austria.LISI NIESNER/Reuters
Blacksmith Georg Schmidberger works on a harness for the Vatican Swiss Guard at his workshop in Molln, Upper Austria.LISI NIESNER/Reuters
Blacksmith Georg Schmidberger works on a harness for the Vatican Swiss Guard at his workshop in Molln, Upper Austria.LISI NIESNER/Reuters
Hammers are pictured at a workshop in Molln, Upper Austria.LISI NIESNER/Reuters
Blacksmith Johann Schmidberger works on a harness for the Vatican Swiss Guard at his workshop in Molln, Upper Austria.LISI NIESNER/Reuters
Blacksmith Johann Schmidberger works on a harness for the Vatican Swiss Guard at his workshop in Molln, Upper Austria.LISI NIESNER/Reuters
Blacksmith Johann Schmidberger works on a harness for the Vatican Swiss Guard at his workshop in Molln, Upper Austria.LISI NIESNER/Reuters
Blacksmith brothers Johann (R) and Georg Schmidberger work on a harness for the Vatican Swiss Guard at their workshop in Molln, Upper Austria.LISI NIESNER/Reuters
A finished harness for the Vatican Swiss Guard is pictured at a workshop in Molln, Upper Austria.LISI NIESNER/Reuters