Italy, Kingdom. A Ceremonial Coatee of the Italian Arma dei Carabinieri, c.1914

A formal uniform of the Carabinieri, made and used circa 1900-1916 featuring black jacket tailored in woolen broadcloth with red trimming, double breasted with nine silvered buttons on either breast, with heavily embroidered collar and cuffs in silver bullion, single star on each collar affixed using screw posts, tails with four stylized, thick padded insignia, once having the Victor Emmanuel cypher on each however only partial remaining, shoulder straps with broken leather, interior in white silk and reinforced throughout, interior belt and button intact, measuring 93 cm from collar to tail, remains fine. 

Footnote: The Arma dei Carabinieri (Carabinieri) was created by King Victor Emmanuel I of Savoy, with the aim of providing the Kingdom of Sardinia with a police corps in 1814. After the unification of Italy the Carabinieri were appointed the First Force of the a newly founded Italian Army in 1861. In 2000 they became a separate branch of the Italian Armed Forces. The Carabinieri undertake both civilian police work and military work.