An elderly German man is facing a suspended prison sentence for storing a WWII tank, anti-aircraft gun and torpedo in his basement.
The case is moving through a German court, after Germany's army was called in to remove the tank and other weaponry from the 84-year-old's home in 2015.
According to man's lawyer, a US museum is keen to buy the 1943 Panther tank, which weighs 50,000 kilograms and measures 6.7 metres long.
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Authorities were alerted to the remarkable collection after the home in the wealthy town of Heikendorf, a suburb of Kiel, was searched during an investigation into stolen Nazi art.
Other military and war collectors have shown interest in purchasing a variety of other weaponry seized from the home, including assault rifles and pistols, local media reports.
The mayor of Heikendorf, Alexander Orth, told local media at the time he was not surprised by the discovery of military hardware.
"He was chugging around in that thing during the snow catastrophe in 1978," Mr Orth said.
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Meanwhile, lawyers are in talks over a potential suspended sentence and a fine of up to $800,000.
Central to the case is whether the man broke Germany's War Weapons Control Act by holding the tank and weaponry.
The legislation controls the manufacture, sale, and transport of weapons of war.
The defendant's lawyer is arguing the tank was not functional and was bought for scrap metal.
It took German soldiers nine hours to remove the tank, which was without its tracks, and load it onto a truck.
The case is scheduled for another hearing on Wednesday (local time) with a final decision expected next month.
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