▁ 3 3 7 , 6 2 3 ▁M 1 ▁Gar ands . ▁A ▁final , ▁very ▁small ▁lot ▁of ▁M 1 s ▁was ▁produced ▁by ▁Spring field ▁Arm ory ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁using ▁finished ▁components ▁already ▁on ▁hand . ▁Ber etta ▁also ▁produced ▁Gar ands ▁using ▁Win chester ▁tool ing . ▁ ▁The ▁British ▁Army ▁looked ▁at ▁the ▁M 1 ▁as ▁a ▁possible ▁replacement ▁for ▁its ▁b olt - action ▁Lee – En field ▁No . 1 ▁M k ▁III , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁rejected ▁when ▁rig orous ▁testing ▁suggested ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁an ▁un re li able ▁weapon ▁in ▁mud dy ▁conditions . ▁However , ▁sur plus ▁M 1 ▁rif les ▁were ▁provided ▁as ▁foreign ▁aid ▁to ▁American ▁al lies ; ▁including ▁South ▁Korea , ▁West ▁Germany , ▁Italy , ▁Japan , ▁Den mark , ▁Greece , ▁Turkey , ▁Iran , ▁South ▁Vietnam , ▁the ▁Philippines , ▁etc . ▁Most ▁Gar ands ▁sh ipped ▁to ▁al lied ▁nations ▁were ▁pre domin antly ▁manufact ured ▁by ▁International ▁Har v ester ▁Corporation ▁during ▁the ▁period ▁of ▁ 1 9 5 3 – 5 6 , ▁and ▁second ▁from ▁Spring field ▁Arm ory ▁from ▁all ▁periods . ▁ ▁Some ▁Gar ands ▁were ▁still ▁being ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁into ▁the ▁Vietnam ▁War ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 ; ▁despite ▁the ▁M 1 4 ' s ▁official ▁ad option ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁until ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁that ▁the ▁change