I see this pop up a bit. I am making this post to share some info I have learned on owning an Danish returned M1 Garand. 

My rifle was repatriated by the CMP, this is important repatriation through the CMP in the legal terms is not importation. A rifle repatriated through the CMP will not have any import stamps or markings. 

This applies strictly to the lend/lease M1 Garands not the Baretta manufactured M1's

The Danish lent M1 Garands have 2 "flavours" Army or Navy service. 

# Army service

An Danish Army service M1 will be pretty basic in terms of markings pretty much your typical US marking pattern.

* Heel markings will be regular US marking pattern
* Barrel markings will be US marking pattern same style even with a VAR barrel
* Stock markings will come in 2 patterns. 
   * A original US stock will have its US production markings and stamps will also include the serial # on the bottom side above the lower sling mount, if the rifle saw Danish service it will have a rack number stamped into the left side above the butt plate
   * A Danish armourer label will be in the barrel bedding of the stock if still there most of these are lost.
   * If the stock has been replaced by the Danish it will just have the rifles serial # on the bottom side in the same spot, If the rifle saw Danish service it will have a rack # stamped into the left side above the buttplate, along with the stock manufacturer.
* The Bolt will usually have the last 3-4 digits of the serial # electro penciled on it. I was told this was so Danish armourers could make sure the bolts matched the rifles due to headspacing. I have no idea if this is true.

# Navy Service

The markings are pretty much the same. The difference is the rear sight hood will have an anchor stamped along with the last 3-4 digits of the serial #. Also may have other anchor stamps.

# Parts

Replacement parts for Danish M1 Garands were made by Våbenarsenalet (VAR) in Denmark, alongside US-made and Italian-contract parts from Springfield Armory, Winchester(only up to about 1950), Beretta, and Breda.

Winchester sold there tooling to Beretta around 1950. Some tooling was also given to Breda.

* **VAR (Våbenarsenalet):** The Danish state arsenal located in Haarlev, which manufactured high-quality replacement barrels (marked "VAR") and specific small components during the 1960s.
* **Pietro Beretta (PB):** Italian manufacturer that supplied replacement small parts, operating rods, and complete rifles.
* **Breda (BMB / BMR):** Italian manufacturer (*Breda Meccanica Brescia* and *Breda Mechanica Romano*) that produced replacement barrels, bolts, hammers, triggers, and complete receivers.
* **Springfield Armory (SA) & Winchester (WRA):** Original US World War II and post-war contractors whose surplus parts were heavily used during initial Danish military aid and maintenance.

Please let me know if I missed anything I'm not perfect and may not have all the information. If anything is wrong let me know to fix/update it.

Danish M1 Garand information