A man disguised as a pirate has called the federal police on the scene at Hagen main station.
He was carrying deceptively real-looking weapons that frightened passers-by, as the federal police reported on Sunday.
Officials approached the 54-year-old on a platform who wanted to go to an event.
With him he had a flintlock pistol, a flintlock rifle and a machete in a holster.
Hagen - At the station, these turned out to be so-called decorative weapons.
Although these were unable to fire, they should not be worn in public spaces, it said.
The federal police initiated an administrative offense against the man.
dpa