A man that Halifax police say is known in the Sambro community as a gun enthusiast has been violently assaulted and robbed.

At about 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, police were called to a residence on Francis Gray Drive in Sambro.

A man and woman told police that two men forced their way into their home, said spokeswoman Const. Kathryn Willett.

“The suspects knocked on the door and when the victim opened the door, they forced their way into the home,” she said.

Willet said the couple was restrained while the suspects scanned the home for firearms.

“But we’re not going to be releasing (how they were restrained) just because it may speak to any type of evidence that’s collected between now and hopefully when charges are laid,” she said.

The man was assaulted during the incident and was treated at the hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. The woman was threatened, Willet said, but not injured.

The man’s right eye was cut and badly bruised, although police would not confirm his injuries.

Willet said the suspects made off with some guns.

“But we can’t release what type of firearms and we can’t release how many firearms at this time,” she said.