Armed officers swooped on a vehicle and seized a number of bladed articles in Walkden.
Greater Manchester Police were alerted to a gang of four men after a member of the public spotted them with a machete on Sunday 29 July.
A BMW was surrounded on Sharp Street and four men were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to rob.
No one was hurt or injured during the arrests.
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