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[MCU] Who does the Captain America shield REALLY belong to?

Just like the title says, I was watching ep 5 of The Falcon and The Winter Soldier and Val says how the shield doesn’t really belong to the government and it’s a legally grey area. So who does it actually belong to?
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A lot of different entities *could* lay claim to it, such as the US Government, the US Army, Wakanda, Stark Industries, and even the Smithsonian. 

The biggest claim would be obviously the US Government, since they basically control both the Army and the Smithsonian (a government public trust). Stark Industries was under contract with the United States to fight the Nazis/HYDRA, so any ownership they could argue would be pretty flimsy. And Wakanda is extremely (and, imo, greedily) protective of Vibranium outside its borders. 

Val is not necessarily an honest person but, even if she's telling the truth, it belongs to whoever makes their claim and is willing to fight over it.