6 , ▁used ▁to ▁equip ▁front line ▁Infantry ▁batt al ions ▁till ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁( non ▁inf antry ▁units ▁continued ▁to ▁use ▁b olt ▁action ▁rif les ), ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁variants ▁of ▁the ▁F N ▁F AL ▁in ▁inf antry ▁units . ▁After ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁it ▁was ▁used ▁to ▁equip ▁all ▁Ar med ▁Police / Pol ice ▁units ▁and ▁Non - Inf antry ▁units ▁in ▁Portugal , ▁while ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁it ▁was ▁ph ased ▁out ▁of ▁Police ▁& ▁Non - Inf antry ▁use ▁in ▁Moz amb ique ▁and ▁Ang ola , ▁where ▁the ▁F N ▁F AL ▁was ▁introduced ▁in ▁Police ▁units . ▁M 1 ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁service ▁issue ▁rif le ▁for ▁all ▁Police ▁in ▁Main land ▁Portugal / Met ropol itan ▁Portugal ▁well ▁into ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁when ▁they ▁were ▁scra pped . ▁ ▁: ▁Rece ived ▁ 3 4 , 3 0 0 ▁M 1 ▁and ▁ 2 6 3 0 ▁M 1 D ▁rif les ▁from ▁the ▁U . S . ▁government ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 – 1 9 7 5 . ▁Ret ired ▁from ▁active ▁Philipp ine ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁service . ▁U sed ▁by ▁units ▁of ▁the ▁Cit izen ▁Ar med ▁Force ▁Ge ographical ▁Unit . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁it ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁Philipp ine ▁government ▁may ▁send ▁ 8 6 , 0 0 0 ▁rif les ▁to ▁the ▁U . S