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The Carabinieri Arma dei Carabinieri, "Arm of Carabineers"; previously Corpo dei Carabinieri Reali, "Royal Carabineers Corps") are the national gendarmerie of Italy who primarily carry out domestic and foreign policing duties.
It is one of Italy's main law enforcement agencies, alongside the Polizia di Stato and the Guardia di Finanza.
As with the Guardia di Finanza but in contrast to the Polizia di Stato, the Carabinieri are a military force.
As the fourth branch of the Italian Armed Forces, they come under the authority of the Ministry of Defence; for activities related to inland public order and security, they functionally depend on the Ministry of the Interior.
The peaked cap has a frieze of the Carabinieri (metallic for pinned, Carabinieri and students) with RI monogram (Repubblica Italiana) in the centre.
