A BRAVE police officer disarmed a man wielding a Samurai sword — by punching him on the nose.

Samuel Currie had brought terror to Honeyhole in the Mosley Street area of Blackburn on Sunday.

Blackburn magistrates were told that armed repsonse officers were told to the scene to tackle Currie, 33, of Yates Fold.

Police Sergeant Alan Clayton eventually punched Currie on the nose after another officer shouted that he had a sword behind his back.

The sword was recovered along with a black BB gun which prosecutor Emma Kehoe said was not brandished and was not subject to any charge.

Currie pleaded guilty to possessing a Samurai sword in a public place.

He was remanded on bail for the preparation of a pre-sentence report with conditions of residence and curfew between 7pm and 7am.

Mrs Kehoe said police were called to Honeyhole at about 9.30pm and when they entered a block of flats they saw Currie on the top landing. He was shouting and banging and as the officers approached reached out and opened a cupboard where the officers saw the black hand gun.

“He reached behind his back and an officer shouted that he had a sword,” said Mrs Kehoe. “PS Clayton was in fear of his own safety and punched the defendant on the nose. This had the desired affect and other officers were able to apply handcuffs. The sword was recovered from the back of his trousers.”

Andrew Church-Taylor, defending, said the weapon could better be described as a knife which was part of a three-part ornamental set that was kept on top of his television.

On the day in question he had been drinking with a man who lived on Honeyhole and had gone to his home to borrow some cigarette papers. Before he left a DVD fell down the back of the TV and he used the Samurai sword to flick it out.

“Such was his state of intoxification he walked out of the house with the knife in his hand,” said Mr Church-Taylor.

“On the short walk to his friend’s house he realised what he had done and put the knife down the back of his trousers.”