Jason Wrigley, 34, drew back the sword above his right shoulder as two men advanced towards him with clenched fists, Hull Crown Court heard on Monday.

Wrigley, whose girlfriend tried to intervene between the men, waved the sword repeatedly in a three-minute stand-off.

He swung the sword towards the men before turning and running off.

A police armed response team was called to the scene by security staff and they found the weapon in a chalet.

Wrigley, who had been drinking, claimed he saw red when comments were made about his girlfriend.

He went back to his chalet at South Shore Caravan Park to find the potentially-lethal weapon.

Giving him an eight-month prison sentence, suspended for two years, Judge David Tremberg said: "These were offences which had the potential for very serious consequences.

"I note you were in drink but you went and armed yourself with a ceremonial sword and started brandishing it at two men.

"It is a weapon capable of very serious harm.

"It occurred in a caravan park. There were members of the public concerned and upset by this; they did not deserve it."

Judge Tremberg continued: "The armed response unit turned up and you could have ended up dead.

"It carries with it a risk to others. It could have been someone who tried to step in. It could have been these men. It could have been your girlfriend. It could have been you."

Crown barrister Richard Thompson said the incident on March 2 had been seen on CCTV by security staff and it was replayed live in court for the judge.

When Wrigley's girlfriend tried to stand between the two men and her boyfriend she hurt her hand in the struggle but made no police complaint.

Jason Wrigley, of Sixth Avenue, South Shore, Bridlington, pleaded guilty to charges of affray and another charge of possession of a bladed article.

The court heard he had 10 previous convictions which included criminal damage, driving offences and a breach of a court order.

Defence barrister Nigel Clive said: "This is a man who has difficulty thinking before he acts, particularly when he has been drinking."

He said the sword incident followed comments the men had made earlier in the evening about his girlfriend, who found it difficult living on the park and wanted to end the relationship.

He said Wrigley claimed his girlfriend had been threatened with rape and he saw it as the final straw.

Judge Tremberg also ordered Wrigley to pay £364 in court costs, complete 100 hours of unpaid work in the community and observe a three-month curfew between 9pm and 6am.

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