A knife and a hammer were used in a terrifying raid on a local post office.
Police are still hunting two armed raiders who threatened staff at the shop in Gateshead last week.
And today the Chronicle can reveal details of the two fearsome weapons they were carrying.
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The robbers fled with around £1,500 in cash after the broad daylight heist, which happened at Low Fell Post Office last Tuesday.
The post office is a small counter located within a pet shop called Pets n Bitz, on Beaconsfield Road.
The shop has r-opened since the raid, but the post office counter remains closed.
And a spokeswoman for Post Office told the Chronicle they were doing all they could to support the postmistress in Low Fell.
She said: "Low Fell Post Office remains closed following a robbery and we are continuing to liaise with the postmistress who operates the branch during this difficult time.
"In the meantime, we’d encourage customers to visit nearby Lyndhurst and Saltwell Road branches which are both open seven days a week.”
Police say they believe the robbers, who struck at just after 12pm, made their getaway in a car that had been stolen from a women in Low Fell the evening before.
The driver was approached and threatened by one suspect while in Lowery's Lane, at around 7.15pm last Monday.
The dark coloured car was later found in the Beacon Lough area of Gateshead.
A Northumbria Police spokeswoman said: "Enquiries are ongoing."
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