A man was arrested by armed officers after carrying a samurai sword in a street in Leicester.
Leicestershire Police said it was called at about 10:20 GMT on Saturday to several reports of a man acting suspiciously along Aylestone Road, near Saffron Lane.
The force said the man was walking along the main road with the sword, adding no-one was injured.
A 36-year-old man was detained by police and remains in custody.