▁Rece ived ▁ 6 9 , 8 1 0 ▁M 1 ▁rif les ▁( design ated ▁" G ev ær ▁m / 5 0 ") ▁from ▁the ▁U . S . ▁government ▁prior ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁Some ▁were ▁converted ▁to ▁the ▁ 7 . 6 2 × 5 1 mm ▁NAT O ▁cart ridge . ▁Also ▁purchased ▁ 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁M 1 s ▁from ▁Italy . ▁The ▁rif le ▁has ▁now ▁been ▁ph ased ▁out ▁of ▁service . ▁ ▁: ▁Rece ived ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 , 3 6 5 ▁M 1 s ▁from ▁the ▁U . S . ▁government ▁until ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁and ▁ 2 1 1 ▁M 1 D ▁sni per ▁rif les . ▁ ▁: ▁Rece ived ▁ 2 0 , 7 0 0 ▁M 1 ▁rif les ▁from ▁the ▁U . S . ▁government ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁ ▁: ▁U sed ▁by ▁the ▁Foreign ▁Leg ion ▁and ▁Free ▁French ▁Forces . ▁France ▁also ▁received ▁ 2 3 2 , 5 0 0 ▁M 1 ▁rif les ▁from ▁the ▁U . S . ▁government ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 – 1 9 6 4 . ▁The ▁M 1 ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁F us il ▁semi - autom atique ▁ 7 ▁mm ▁ 6 2 ▁( C . ▁ 3 0 ) ▁M . ▁ 1 ▁( S emi - autom atic ▁rif le ▁ 7 . 6 2 mm ▁( cal