▁Belg ian ▁Police ▁ ▁: ▁Rece ived ▁large ▁numbers ▁of ▁M 1 s ▁from ▁the ▁U . S . ▁government ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 5 0 s . ▁Some ▁were ▁converted ▁to ▁the ▁ 7 . 6 2 × 5 1 mm ▁NAT O ▁cart ridge ▁and ▁modified ▁to ▁accept ▁F N ▁F AL ▁mag az ines . ▁ ▁: ▁Royal ▁forces ▁received ▁M 1 ▁rif les ▁from ▁the ▁U . S . ▁during ▁their ▁civil ▁war ▁against ▁commun ist ▁ins urg ents . ▁ ▁: ▁A ▁small , ▁but ▁unknown , ▁number ▁of ▁M 1 , ▁M 1 C ▁( with ▁inf ra - red ▁night ▁vision ▁equipment ) ▁and ▁M 1 D ▁rif les ▁were ▁owned ▁by ▁Canada . ▁There ▁were ▁enough ▁to ▁equip ▁a ▁brig ade ▁and ▁Gar ands ▁were ▁issued ▁to ▁certain ▁Canadian ▁Army ▁units ▁near ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁and ▁to ▁some ▁army ▁and ▁Royal ▁Canadian ▁Air ▁Force ▁personnel ▁into ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s . ▁▁▁▁ ▁( T ai wan ): ▁Supp lied ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁during ▁W W II , ▁Chinese ▁Civil ▁War , ▁and ▁later . ▁Currently , ▁the ▁M 1 ▁Gar and ▁is ▁the ▁main ▁rif le ▁of ▁the ▁RO C ▁honor ▁guard . ▁▁ ▁Capt ured ▁from ▁National ist ▁forces ▁during ▁the ▁Chinese ▁Civil ▁War ▁and ▁US / RO K ▁forces ▁in ▁the ▁Korean ▁War . ▁ ▁: ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁ex - B rit ish ▁M 1 s . ▁ ▁: