It was my understanding that the Stug was a Shilo artifact, on loan to Calgary and was sold to a US colelctor by Calgary. It has since travelled to the UK or Europe.
I believe Borden traded a Stuart for the quad 50 half track.
I could be wrong as I was just on the periphery during these trades. I talked with the curator at Borden back in the day just as they got the quad 50 in. I believe it was around 1981 or possibly 84/85 time period.
The museum I am associated with has got a lot better about trying to keep track of it's artifacts, and having the holders of loans verify the locations more often. Things like artillery pieces tend to get moved around (ie from a base to an armoury) on nothing more than a discussion and a drink at the mess by higher ups, sometimes with no regard as to where the piece came from in the first place. Next thing the armouries closes, or gets offered some other shiny trinket and off goes the artifact.
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