THREE men wearing balaclavas smashed their way into a Gloucester House on Saturday, while the occupant was still inside.

Around 11.15pm on Saturday, November 1, the men broke into the property on St James Street, pushed the person inside to the floor and hit him with a gun.

One of the men was carrying what is believed to be a hammer, another what is believed to be a small black handgun.

The victim was pushed to the floor and hit with the gun, causing a gash to the back of his head. One of the offenders demanded the victim's Pulsar watch, which he gave him.

All three left via a rear window. It's then believed they got into two parked cars in St James Street and drove off.

Anyone with any information to this is being asked to contact Gloucestershire Police on 101, quoting incident no. 577 of 1/11/14.