There are bad decisions.
There are really bad decisions.
And then there’s robbing a liquor store with a Civil War-era “Muff Pistol.”
Tulsa Police say 24-year-old Dyllon Redfern walked into Primo’s Wine & Spirits wearing the internationally recognized uniform of criminal masterminds: a red hoodie and pajama pants. He attempted to buy booze, but was denied because he did not have ID.
So naturally, as any completely rational adult would do, he left…
…and came back with a gun that looks like it was pulled off a pirate ship.
Employees say Redfern pointed what police lovingly describe as a “mid-1800s single-shot percussion derringer” — also known historically as the Muff Pistol, which is honestly the most embarrassing part of this story.
Yes, my friends.
A grown man tried to strike fear into the hearts of liquor store clerks using a gun normally carried by Victorian grandmothers to fend off pickpockets while window-shopping for lace.
Police didn’t need forensic ballistics to identify this weapon. They just checked the National Museum of Responsibility and Good Choices — where it belongs — right next to a butter churn and the U.S. Constitution.
The Crime Spree Continues
Hours after the robbery, officers located Redfern — not in a smokey 19th-century saloon, but at QuikTrip, proving that old guns pair best with new bad ideas.
He was arrested in a parking garage, where police also recovered the stolen cash, stolen ID, and the historical reenactment prop he calls a firearm.
Sources say the pistol was last fired in 1863
— and even then, it misfired.
Weapon Review — MACK Style
Stopping Power:
May bruise the ego and lightly annoy an attacker.
Reload Speed:
Please pack a lunch.
Ammo Availability:
Only purchasable at Renaissance Fairs and the year 1848.
Scare Factor:
Employees reportedly laughed before handing over the cash.
Charges
Redfern now faces:
• First-degree robbery
• Possession of an antique that belongs in a museum
• Crimes Against Fashion (pajama pants, dude… really?)
Closing Thoughts
If your plan to intimidate store clerks involves a firearm referred to as the “Muff Pistol,” maybe fate has already ruled against you.
But hey — at least this is one robbery story the history channel might option.
