We've lost a fine gentleman and a valuable asset to the gun world. I truly enjoyed my interactions with Dietrich, and he was always willing to share his infinite knowledge.

I remember he and Jack Rowe walking into our tent at the Vintage Cup in New York. I looked at some friends in the tent and told them that more gun knowledge than they could imagine had just entered the tent. Both men hesitantly accepted the praise and then proceeded to prove the statement as they looked over the guns on display.