Photo. Harris & Ewing, Washington, D. C.
Italian Army. Officers’ service uniform
Italian Navy, Officers’ sleeve decorations indicating rank
| 1. Admiral | 2. Vice Admiral | 3. Rear Admiral |
| 4. Captain | 5. Commander | 6. Lieutenant Commander |
| 7. Lieutenant | 8. Sub Lieutenant | 9. Midshipman |
The white undress uniform is of the same description as the blue undress except that the material is white cotton or linen duck.
The rank of officers in the Italian Navy is indicated by gold braid stripes around the sleeves above the cuffs as shown in the accompanying illustration.
The corps or branch of the service to which an officer belongs is indicated as follows:—
| Line officers | By the “curl” in the upper rank stripe. |
| Engineer officers | By stripes of black velvet between the rank stripes. |
| Naval Constructors | By stripes of crimson velvet between the rank stripes. |
| Medical officers | By stripes of light blue cloth between the rank stripes. |
| Paymasters | By stripes of red cloth between the rank stripes. |