Elisha Root News Today

Some 200 years ago, Elisha Root joined the Collins Co., one of the nation’s leading manufacturers of axes. He studied the practices at the Collinsville plant and came up with a better way. His disruptive technology — die casting — would change the face of manufacturing forever. By mid-century, he moved to Hartford and turned his attention to mass-producing the Colt revolver. But that’s a story for another day.

Iconic Connecticut gun maker Colt sold to Czech company Alexander Soule FacebookTwitterEmail 1of5 FILE - In this March 27, 2008, file photo, M4 Colt rifles are produced at the Colt Defense Plant in Hartford, Conn. The 179-year-old gun maker filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy on Sunday, June 14, 2015, estimating it owes up to $500 million. Analysts cite several reasons behind Colts bankruptcy filing, including struggles to recover from the loss of military business and failure to capitalize on cons...