Police were called in the early hours of Wednesday, December 30, last year by a terrified young woman, who reported she had been threatened by a male.
The suspect produced the firearm from his man-bag, after a meeting at a residential address in Whitechapel, Tower Hamlets.
The man brandished it at her and menaced her, warning that he would return again later with “the boys”.
Around 24 hours later, after a series of successful enquiries, a 28-year-old suspect was tracked down to an address in nearby Bow.
Armed officers carried out a warrant and recovered a silver handgun, ammunition, and a quantity of suspected class A drugs.
Detective Sergeant Charlie Leather, of the Metropolitan Police's Trident command, said: “Thanks to the prompt actions taken by officers we have removed another dangerous weapon from the streets that could have been used to potentially injure or kill someone.
"The victim in this incident has been left understandably very shaken by her experience.”
If you have any information about someone you suspect may be carrying a knife or other weapon, contact Crimestoppers 100 per cent anonymously on 0800 555 111.
A man was arrested and taken into police custody.
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