Did Holland & Holland use recycled scopes?

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Or if we had one damaged rifle with good scope and one good rifle with damaged scope?

I would guess this was the case, Both 1944 rifles, is it not a saying anything is possible during a War? or the old saying mend and make do.
I just think at this time everyone was stretched to the limit am sure 1944 was the peak time of everything back then (or the build up to D Day for them in the know) other thing I was thinking maybe training rifles ?