Footage has been released showing a brave shopkeeper fending off a gang of men armed with crowbars - using just a stick.
CCTV made public by police shows four men approaching the convenience store in Salford.
Three wait outside and begin attacking the windows with crowbars while a fourth man, armed with a hammer, bursts into the shop.
But immediately the would-be robber is confronted by an angry shopkeeper wielding a stick, who darts out from the behind the counter before chasing the assailant out the store.
Moments later, the gang is seen scurrying away empty handed.
Greater Manchester Police's PC Lee Cunliffe said: "I must commend the shopkeeper’s bravery in this situation, chasing away four armed men with just a stick."
Police said the incident took place at the Gardens Convenience Store in Ellesmere Park, Salford, on January 27 around 8pm.
Officers are appealing for anyone with information to contact police on 0161 856 5092 or through Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.
