TULSA, Oklahoma — Police in Tulsa say a robbery suspect used an antique single-shot derringer—similar to pistols carried in the 19th century—to threaten employees at a local liquor store. According to reporting from The Guardian, 24-year-old Dyllon Redfern allegedly entered Primo’s Wine and Spirits on December 5 attempting to buy alcohol but was turned away because he lacked identification. Employees told officers he returned moments later wearing pajama pants and a hoodie, brandished what they described as an “old-timey musket,” and demanded cash and their IDs.
The next morning, a witness at a nearby QuikTrip reported seeing the same man. Police located Redfern in a nearby parking garage carrying cash, a stolen ID belonging to a store employee, and the antique pistol. Tulsa police later clarified that the gun was a derringer—sometimes called a “muff” or “pocket” pistol—and posted a photo online asking firearms experts to weigh in.
Commenters noted the weapon’s ornate scrolling, suggesting it may date back to the 1850s and could be extremely rare and valuable. Similar derringers were famously used in historical incidents, including the 1865 assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.
Redfern has been booked on a first-degree robbery charge and could face at least 10 years in prison if convicted under Oklahoma law.
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