JimDawdy Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Interesting article with nice pictures on the forging of new armor for the Vatican's Swiss Guard, by a family of Austrian blacksmiths that has been in existence since the year 1350 (that kind of tradition just boggles my mind). http://photoblog.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/01/22/16641319-beefing-up-security-blacksmiths-forge-new-suit-of-armor-for-bulkier-vatican-guards?lite The blacksmiths are Schmiede Schmidberger, http://www.schmiede-schmidberger.at/schmidberger/index.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Blythin Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Very cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.Hollowood Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Very cool, i wish i could just spend a day in the shop learning about all the different tools i see on the walls. Can you imagine the wealth of information in the various tools hidden away in that shop? Much less the information in actual technique and armoring? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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