A lot of stuff was "traded" at the base level back in the day without the knowledge of DND, I remember stories of tanks traded for artillery pieces on a temporary basis then years later the guns being scrapped and tanks left with the private citizens but still on the DND's books...I would be a little tenuous about shelling out $300k until I had the ownership issue cleared up lest "D" cell shows up on your door and leaves you empty handed...just because somebody in uniform sells, trades or lends you vehicles, kit or parts...doesn't mean it was "theirs" to trade in the first place
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