Touring Colt Factory
Colt Defense Vice-President for Quality Phillip Hinckley and state Senator Beth Bye (D-West Hartford) inspect Colt M4 barreled rifle receivers during Sen. Bye's tour of Colt's New Park Avenue factory. This was Senator Bye's second meeting with Colt, which is the largest single employer in West Hartford with approximately 560 workers. Founded in 1836, Colt has been the leading supplier of small arms to the U.S. military since the Mexican-American War, and produces nearly 1,000 firearms a day. (September 13, 2011)
Touring Colt Factory
Colt Defense Vice-President for Quality Phillip Hinckley and state Senator Beth Bye (D-West Hartford) inspect Colt M4 barreled rifle receivers during Sen. Bye's tour of Colt's New Park Avenue factory. This was Senator Bye's second meeting with Colt, which is the largest single employer in West Hartford with approximately 560 workers. Founded in 1836, Colt has been the leading supplier of small arms to the U.S. military since the Mexican-American War, and produces nearly 1,000 firearms a day. (September 13, 2011)