Three men were involved in a Wild West-style bar brawl that sent women and children running for cover, a court heard.
The Sunday afternoon punch-up between Alan Carnell, Michael Dawkin and Geoff Luker, erupted at the Generous Briton pub, King Street, Melton.
"Sadly there wasn't much generosity when these three got together," said Judge Simon Hammond.
After being sentenced, all three shook hands in the dock to make amends.
Judge Simon Hammond said: "There were women and children in the pub and they must have been really frightened.
"When we go to the pub we don't expect to see something like a scene from the Wild West.
"It was a very distasteful incident in a public place with innocent bystanders. You're grown men who behaved like teenagers."
Ben Gow, prosecuting, told Leicester Crown Court the affray happened at 4.30pm on August 18 last year, when the three men were drinking in the Generous Briton.
Carnell had exchanged words with Luker a year earlier, and when they encountered each other in the pub Carnell challenged Luker about the earlier fall-out. As Luker, 37, went to leave, Carnell, 47, pushed him.
Mr Gow said: "Luker launched himself at Carnell, grabbing him in a head-lock and they went to the floor.
"Carnell's friend, Dawkin, became involved throwing punches at Luker, who ended up on his back with Carnell on top of him, throwing punches."
As Luker tried to get up another man joined the attack upon Luker, with punches and kicks.
CCTV footage of the fight was shown, including Carnell with blood from a cut on his head.
Luker left, but returned soon afterwards, wielding a chair leg above his head, which he struck Carnell with.
Carnell fended off blows with raised arms as women hastily moved children out the way.
Mr Gow said: "Children were between the legs of some of the defendants as this fight occurred. The men were grappling and Carnell knocked Luker backwards towards a gaming machine."
Dawkin, 36, picked up a chair at one stage and Carnell grabbed hold of Luker's T-shirt to stop him leaving, as another assailant joined in.
Luker was chased out the pub and sought refuge at the town's police station. All three pleaded guilty to affray.
Carnell, of Nottingham Road, Melton, and Dawkin, of West Avenue, Melton, both received eight-month jail sentences, suspended for 12 months. Luker, of Princess Drive, Melton, was given a 12-month community order, with supervision.
In mitigation, the court heard that Carnell and Dawkin initially thought Luker had reappeared armed with a sword, not a chair leg, and Dawkin grabbed a chair to fend him off.
The defendants accepted they used excessive self-defence when the situation went out of control.
All three were described as family men who all acted out of character and now felt "remorseful and ashamed."
Carnell was in the pub with his grandma, partner and their three children when the violence broke out.
