This is the dramatic moment a driver wields a sword at another motorist during a road rage stand-off in Oregon - only for the man he threatens to calmly pop his trunk and pull out a huge rifle in return.
A video of the confrontation, uploaded to Twitter this week, shows a man brandishing the samurai-like weapon while running towards the other driver as he is getting out of his car.
The hair-raising encounter was recorded in crime-ravaged Portland - where shootings and murders are soaring after the city's police department saw its budget cut by $15million last year as part of the woke city council's new defunding plan following the death of George Floyd.
In the clip, a man donning a dark baseball cap and glasses can be seen raising the sword behind his head and repeatedly stepping towards the other motorist, who is dressed in a plaid shirt and jeans.
A video of the confrontation was uploaded to Reddit this week and shows a man brandishing the samurai-like weapon by a traffic stop in crime-ravaged Portland, Oregon (Pictured: The man with the sword threatens another motorist as he calmly exits his vehicle)
The unnamed man donning a dark baseball cap and glasses raises the sword behind his head before he repeatedly steps towards the other motorist, who is dressed in a plaid shirt and jeans
As the man with the sword returns to his vehicle, the driver he was threatening calmly walks to his boot and retrieves a large rifle - which social media users speculated was an AK15
The would-be victim, however, stands calmly next to his vehicle with his arms by his side, seemingly unfazed by the threat.
The man recording the stand-off from inside his car can then be heard saying: 'Beat his a**!', as the two appear to exchange heated words.
The man with the sword then runs back to his car, during which time the other motorist opens his trunk and pulls out a rifle.
As he searches the back of his vehicle for the weapon, the man filming says: 'Oh, what's he gonna get?', before seeing him pull out the gun and adding: 'Oh, s**t'.
He then puts his phone in his lap and immediately stops filming the pair.
It is not know what kind of gun was pulled from the car but social media users speculated
