Add "sword" to the list of weapons used in convenience store robberies.

A man wielding a curved, "Arabian-type sword" brandished the weapon while trying to steal a 12-pack of beer from a northwest Oklahoma City 7-Eleven convenience store, according to a police report released today.

The robbery happened about 1:35 a.m. Sunday in the 8000 block of NW 23 Street. The report states that a man entered the store and grabbed a 12-pack of beer, then walked toward the front door. The clerk confronted the man, who then pulled out the sword.

As the robber tried to leave, he hit himself in the head with his sword, then fled the store in a green Honda hatchback that looked "like a street racer," the report states.