Think You Can Own a Tank? The Rules on Owning Heavy Military Hardware

[Peter_Suciu]

You can own a cannon or a tank, but before you buy either... know the rules!

Think You Can Own a Tank? The Rules on Owning Heavy Military Hardware

Ever wondered if you could legally own a tank or a cannon? From loopholes to licensing, here's what it really takes.

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[J.LeBrasseur]

Great article Peter! I often wondered about this as my Local VFW has a Sherman out front rusting away, I fantasize about getting it, but know it will never happen.

James

 

[KAGGR#1]

You can own a cannon or a tank, but before you buy either... know the rules!

Think You Can Own a Tank? The Rules on Owning Heavy Military Hardware

Ever wondered if you could legally own a tank or a cannon? From loopholes to licensing, here's what it really takes.

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There as a fellow here in Memphis, Tenn. who owned a tank. He was killed in a motorcycle accident.
I never heard what happened to the tank. He was a "bond daddy "
I have a friend in Europe who owned a couple of U S A Army thanks. Restored and running, but they were
destroyed in a fire .
Steve

 

[michiel]

There as a fellow here in Memphis, Tenn. who owned a tank. He was killed in a motorcycle accident.
I never heard what happened to the tank. He was a "bond daddy "
I have a friend in Europe who owned a couple of U S A Army thanks. Restored and running, but they were
destroyed in a fire .
Steve

Too bad that they were destroyed in a fire, a guy in Germany became frontpage news some years ago because he had an 88 mm FLAK and a Panthertank in his garage, I will look for the reference to share it

 

[michiel]

this is the story of the pensioner in Germany

 

[KAGGR#1]

this is the story of the pensioner in Germany

I remember that
thanks for the post
My friend was all O K
He took them to reenactments
he had a heavy duty U S WWII to haul them on
and a US Army Jeep
He goes to D-Day each year
Steve

 

[John Josef]

I can sneak in a few new things for the collection past my wife but If I come home with a Tank, I think she would have me in therapy.

 

[KAGGR#1]

I can sneak in a few new things for the collection past my wife but If I come home with a Tank, I think she would have me in therapy.

The only difference between a man and a boy
is the cost of their toys
Steve

 

[John Josef]

The only difference between a man and a boy
is the cost of their toys
Steve

When you're talking armored vehicles that's definitely a size issue and makes for a whole different set of problems.

 

[michiel]

Today, it’s 80 years liberation commemoration of the town I live in the Netherlands, this private property tank is here too, so Yes in Holland you can own a tank

 

[michiel]

The boy in blue coat is my son, who is very military history interested like his dad

 

[KAGGR#1]

Here were my collector friend's tanks.
Steve

 

[stuka f]

....it all started at a very youg age....; with a album to put the stamps collection into....;-)

 

[Peter_Suciu]

There was an auction a few years ago that had a German 77mm gun, and I was tempted to bid. John Adams-Graf who I spoke to for my article was my editor at Military Trader at the time, and he told me not to bid. He said, the auction company had no valid chain of custody. The gun had been outside a restaurant for years, but John told me he didn't see how the gun arrived in America. There was a good chance the Army might just show up at the auction and pick it up.

I did end winning some movie prop cannons that I had for a while, and eventually sold. I have three small cannons, including one on the porch. That's enough. I've seen the trouble of moving this stuff, and I had a replica cannon in the garden of my old house. The carriage rotted away after just four years.