. . . . . . . . . "Brandishment Bluff"@en . . . "The act of threatening someone with a weapon you do not have, or telling others to back off or you will use a hidden weapon when no such weapon exists. A few variants of this trope include: \n* Pressing a cold metal object against someone, convincing them it is a gun or knife. \n* Sticking a finger or pen in a pocket or purse against the fabric and pretending it is a gun. \n* Convincing someone that a random object is a weapon. \n* Claiming that you have a weapon hidden on your person. \n* Pretending to have a Secret Weapon in your spaceship. \n* Telling someone not to turn around or you'll shoot. Please note that this trope is for instances when someone is pretending that they have a weapon, so if they are threatening to use something that is completely recognizable as a weapon (be it empty, an antique, or even a fake or toy that looks extremely realistic), then it's Weapon for Intimidation. Super-Trope of Stick'Em Up, for when this trope is used in conjunction with the element of surprise and a sharp poke in the back. See also Finger Gun, He's Got a Weapon! and Shoot Him! He Has a Wallet!. Sometimes, it turns out that the bluff isn't that much of a bluff: see This Banana Is Armed, Improvised Weapon and Improbable Weapon User. Examples of Brandishment Bluff include:"@en . . . . "The act of threatening someone with a weapon you do not have, or telling others to back off or you will use a hidden weapon when no such weapon exists. A few variants of this trope include: \n* Pressing a cold metal object against someone, convincing them it is a gun or knife. \n* Sticking a finger or pen in a pocket or purse against the fabric and pretending it is a gun. \n* Convincing someone that a random object is a weapon. \n* Claiming that you have a weapon hidden on your person. \n* Pretending to have a Secret Weapon in your spaceship. \n* Telling someone not to turn around or you'll shoot."@en . . . . . . .