As the master engraver for U.S. Fire-Arms, Dennis Kies' name is on thousands of collectors' guns. He has engraved guns for very famous people, such as Vice President Dick Cheney and the legendary Charlton Heston.

“He has also designed limited edition pocket knife for Franklin Mint, drawn the trimming for the Johnny Cash commemorative plate, created the three-dimensional ram's head on the front of every Dodge Ram truck and built the mold of the embossed seal on bottles of Jose Guervo tequila.” - taken from the Hartford Courant.