Editing M1 Garand (section)

===Current operators===

* {{flag|Haiti}}: Thousands were bought from various sources and received as aid from the U.S.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Military rifle cartridges of Haiti. - Free Online Library |url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Military+rifle+cartridges+of+Haiti.-a0242017608 |access-date=2022-12-14 |website=www.thefreelibrary.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author=((jwh1975)) |date=2015-06-09 |title=Uphold Democracy 1994: WWII weapons encountered |url=https://wwiiafterwwii.wordpress.com/2015/06/09/uphold-democracy-1994-wwii-weapons-encountered/ |access-date=2022-12-14 |website=wwiiafterwwii |language=en}}</ref>
* {{flag|Norway}}: Received 72,800 M1 rifles from the U.S. government prior to 1964.<ref name="rifles1473">{{cite book |last=Walter |first=John |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Eq2Dnj4sDZIC&pg=PA147 |title=Rifles of the World |publisher=Krause Publications |year=2006 |isbn=978-0-89689-241-5 |edition=3rd |location=Iola, WI |page=147}}</ref>
* {{flag|Philippines}}: Received 34,300 M1 and 2,630 M1D rifles from the U.S. government in 1950–1975. Retired from active [[Philippine Marine Corps]] service.<ref>{{cite web |last=Martir |first=Jonathan |date=November 2001 |title=Scout Sniper Development - "An accurate shot to the future" |url=http://marinecorps.mil.ph/c6_sniperdev.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306133108/http://marinecorps.mil.ph/c6_sniperdev.html |archive-date=6 March 2012 |access-date=11 June 2013 |publisher=Philippine Marine Corps |magazine=CITEMAR6}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The incumbent Director of Government Arsenal |url=http://arsenal.mil.ph/profdir.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150329200649/http://arsenal.mil.ph/profdir.html |archive-date=29 March 2015 |access-date=31 December 2015 |work=Arsenal.mil.ph}}</ref> Used by units of the [[Citizen Armed Force Geographical Unit]], Still used by honor guards.<ref name="photobucket2">{{cite web |title=Philippine CAFGU |url=http://i391.photobucket.com/albums/oo359/Gunny1812/philippineCAFGU_zpsdc91bc98.jpg |access-date=23 September 2015 |website=Photobucket.com}}</ref> In 2017, it was reported that the Philippine government may send 86,000 rifles to the U.S. [[Civilian Marksmanship Program]].<ref>{{cite web |date=7 April 2017 |title=Breaking: Civilian Marksmanship Program May Receive 86,000 M1 Garand Rifles from the Philippines |url=http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2017/04/07/breaking-civilian-marksmanship-program-receive-86000-m1-garand-rifles-philippines/ |website=The Firearm Blog}}</ref>

====Ceremonial uses only====

*{{flag|Belgium}}: Used as a ceremonial rifle by the [[Belgian Police]]<ref name="SAS 20012">{{cite book |author=Small Arms Survey |author-link=Small Arms Survey |url=http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/publications/by-type/yearbook/small-arms-survey-2001.html |title=Small Arms Survey 2011: Profiling the Problem |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |year=2015 |page=69 |chapter=Half a Billion and Still Counting: Global Firearms Stockpiles |ref={{harvid|Small Arms Survey 2001}} |chapter-url=http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/A-Yearbook/2001/en/Small-Arms-Survey-2001-Chapter-02-EN.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101109223138/http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/publications/by-type/yearbook/small-arms-survey-2001.html |archive-date=9 November 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
* {{flag|Greece}}: Received 186,090 M1 and 1880 M1C/M1D rifles from the U.S. government prior to 1975.<ref name="rifles1473" /> Still in use for ceremonial duties by the [[Presidential Guard (Greece)|Presidential Guard]] and the Honor Guard of the [[Ministry of National Defence (Greece)|Ministry of National Defence]].
* {{flag|Japan|1870}}: Issued to the [[Japan Self-Defense Forces]] until the adoption of the [[Howa Type 64]].{{sfn|Smith|1969|p=494}} Still used by the JSDF as a [[ceremonial weapon]].<ref>{{cite book |title=陸上自衛隊パーフェクトガイド2008–2009 |publisher=[[Gakken]] |year=2008 |isbn=978-4-05-605141-4 |page=195}}</ref>
* {{flag|Republic of China}}: Aiding the [[Republic of China Armed Forces]] during the Cold War.<ref>{{Cite web|title=THE M1 GARAND & THE COLD WAR |url=https://www.thearmorylife.com/the-m1-garand-and-the-cold-war/|publisher=SPRINGFIELD ARMORY|date=18 May 2021}}</ref> Still used by the Armed Forces as a [[ceremonial weapon]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=An Introduction to the National Revolutionary Martyrs' Shrine of R.O.C|url=https://afrc.mnd.gov.tw/faith_martyr_en/Content.aspx?ID=&MenuID=469&MP=2|publisher=Republic of China Armed Forces Reserve Command, All-Out Defense Mobilization Agency, Ministry of National Defense|date=2024-06-17}}</ref>
*{{flag|South Korea}}: The first rifles were provided to the Korean police prior to 1947, then to the Korean Constabulary in February 1948. Between August 1948 and June 1949, 41,897 rifles were transferred to the [[Republic of Korea Armed Forces|Armed Forces]] from the United States. The military was equipped with 40,378 M1s before the [[Korean War]]. The U.S. provided additional 471,839 rifles during the war, and rifle in service with the [[Republic of Korea Army|Army]] reached 152,328 (Dec 1950), 189,704 (Dec 1951), 221,079 (Dec 1952), and 266,633 (27 Jul 1953) units.<ref>{{Cite web |last=국방일보 |title=M1 소총 |url=https://kookbang.dema.mil.kr/newsWeb/20041026/1/ATCE_CTGR_0020050092/view.do |access-date=2023-11-10 |website=국방일보 |language=ko}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=[전쟁기념관×건들건들: 헌신의 도구] 제1편 국군의 손에 쥐어진 첫 무기, M1 소총 | date=16 July 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLyM1NeJwXg |access-date=2021-09-03 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211030/GLyM1NeJwXg |archive-date=2021-10-30 |language=en}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Bak |first=Dongchan |url=http://medcmd.mil.kr/user/imhc/upload/pblictn/PBLICTNEBOOK_202105270240172800.pdf |title=Korean War : Weapons of the United Nations |date=March 2021 |publisher=Ministry of Defense Institute for Military History |isbn=979-11-5598-079-8 |location=Republic of Korea |pages=26–28 |language=Korean |access-date=27 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920170621/http://medcmd.mil.kr/user/imhc/upload/pblictn/PBLICTNEBOOK_202105270240172800.pdf |archive-date=20 September 2022 |url-status=dead}}</ref>{{notetag|The servicing number does not include the Air Force, the Navy, or the police.}} Also used during the Vietnam War until replacing to M16A1s started in 1967.<ref name="Spokesman 1967"/> Finally, the M1s were replaced by license produced M16A1s, and were removed from active service in 1978. Many rifles were sold back to the United States for civilian use: 100,000 rifles in 1986 to 1989 via Blue Sky, and 85,000 rifles in 1991 to 1993 via Century Arms.{{sfn|Thompson|2012|p=67}}<ref>{{Cite news |last1=York |first1=Michael |last2=Digilio |first2=Alice |date=1988-01-08 |title=SOUTH KOREAN WEAPONS SALES TO NORTHERN VA. FIRM PROBED |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1988/01/08/south-korean-weapons-sales-to-northern-va-firm-probed/6edbcd58-9076-4a33-b68f-1e2a25f8a69f/ |access-date=2023-11-08 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=국방일보 |title=국군과 31년 '동고동락' M1, 1978년 '현역 은퇴' |url=https://kookbang.dema.mil.kr/newsWeb/20170113/4/ATCE_CTGR_0010010000/view.do |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=국방일보 |language=ko}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=국방일보 |title=구형 M1·카빈소총 |url=https://kookbang.dema.mil.kr/newsWeb/20030705/11/ATCE_CTGR_0010010000/view.do |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=국방일보 |language=ko}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-02-16 |title=[권홍우의 오늘의 경제소사]M-1 개런드 소총 |url=https://www.sedaily.com/NewsView/1KSI9UYK1H/GG0225 |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=서울경제 |language=ko}}</ref>{{notetag|South Korea was the only nation that profited by reselling the M1 rifles, which were provided through Military Assistance Program (MAP), to private companies as "antique collectibles". These sales were authorized by the U.S. government, but were technically illegal under the laws.}} Currently used for ceremonial duty.
* {{flag|Turkey}}: Received 312,430 M1 rifles from the U.S. government in 1953–1970,<ref name="rifles1473" /> saw action in [[Korean War]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Turkish Army in Korean War |url=http://www.expoyeosu2012turkey.com/assets/Uploads/46658052569aff040907z.jpg |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429075927/http://www.expoyeosu2012turkey.com/assets/Uploads/46658052569aff040907z.jpg |archive-date=29 April 2014 |access-date=28 April 2014}}</ref> and [[1974 Cyprus War]].<ref name="wikimedia2">{{cite magazine |date=23 August 1974 |title=Cyprus: Round Two |url=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/tr/a/a4/Newsweek_26_A%C4%9Fustos_1974_kapak.jpg |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160205063717/https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/tr/a/a4/Newsweek_26_A%C4%9Fustos_1974_kapak.jpg |archive-date=5 February 2016 |access-date=23 September 2015 |magazine=Newsweek |format=Photo}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Temmuz 1974: Kıbrıs Barış Harekatı |trans-title=July 1974: Cyprus Peace Operation |url=http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/5489/temmuz1974kbrsbarharekaul3.jpg |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429045129/http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/5489/temmuz1974kbrsbarharekaul3.jpg |archive-date=29 April 2014 |access-date=28 April 2014 |work=Imageshack}}</ref> Still used by the Turkish Armed Forces as a [[ceremonial weapon]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Turkish Military High School ceremonial procession |url=http://www.ibb.gov.tr/tr-TR/HaberResim/20703/IMG_9253.jpg |website=[[Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Deniz Harp Okulu'nda tören |trans-title=Ceremony at the Turkish Naval Academy |url=http://www.dho.edu.tr/sayfalar/00_Anasayfa/00_Duyurular/20201007_andicme/album/02.JPG |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011223501/http://www.dho.edu.tr/sayfalar/00_Anasayfa/00_Duyurular/20201007_andicme/album/02.JPG |archive-date=11 October 2020 |access-date=12 October 2020 |work=Deniz Harp Okulu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Turkish Air Force guard at Anitkabir |url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Guard_at_An%C4%B1tkabir.jpg/800px-Guard_at_An%C4%B1tkabir.jpg |work=Bernard Gagnon}}</ref>
* {{flag|United States|size=23px}}: Standard issue rifle for U.S. Army and Marine Corps Infantry from 1936 to 1957.{{sfn|Thompson|2012|p=4}} Used in the 1970s in reserve and rear-echelon capacities. Still in use for official military ceremonies, [[Reserve Officers' Training Corps|ROTC]] units, and [[Civil Air Patrol]]. Additionally, it remains the standard rifle of the [[United States Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon]].