Arguably it will not inspire terror in the hearts and minds of Londoners.

But police still considered it a serious enough threat to issue a warning over this table knife found during a weapons sweep in north-east London.

Officers in Stamford Hill were conducting a weapons sweep on Saturday when they found the piece of cutlery.

The MPS Stamford Hill Twitter account posted: "Not the scariest looking of knives but it is still a KNIFE!! Why is this sitting on the window ledge in a communal corridor.

"Can everyone at some point today, step outside your front door and conduct your own weapon sweep! #StopKnifeCrime".

Officers later discovered a Stanley knife on the same estate, warning the find was "completely unacceptable".