Every year, Swiss men of the Catholic faith who have completed their Swiss military service volunteer to guard the Pope as part of his famed Swiss Guard. While their halberds and fancy medieval style uniforms are most famous, some wears suits and carry pistols to provide VIP protection to the Pontiff.
The halbert truly is the original Swiss army knife…
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Every year, Swiss men of the Catholic faith who have completed their Swiss military service volunteer to guard the Pope as part of his famed Swiss Guard. While their halberds and fancy medieval style uniforms are most famous, some wears suits and carry pistols to provide VIP protection to the Pontiff.
The halbert truly is the original Swiss army knife…
[https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/en/2022/01/the-rise-of-the-all-purpose-weapon-halberd/](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/en/2022/01/the-rise-of-the-all-purpose-weapon-halberd/)