Claridge Hi-Tec/Goncz GA

The Claridge Hi-Tec/Goncz GA has a controversial history, primarily due to the feud between the designer Lajos John Goncz and his own Goncz Armament, Inc. of North Hollywood, CA and the subsequent manufacturers of the gun, Joe and Gail Claridge of Claridge Hi-Tec, Inc. in Northridge, CA. Goncz designed the original pistol and rifle carbine versions of the firearm between 1984 and 1990.
Claridge took over production and made some slight manufacturing changes (changes that Goncz did not agree with) and produced more firearms in the years between 1990 and 1994, when they were forced to close shop due to legal problems with Goncz.
Despite their feud, both versions of the firearms are finely machined pistols with some heft and finish. The versions of the guns are nearly identical outwardly except for the manufacturer's name on the sides. There are several versions of the Goncz/Claridge pistol - a short barreled standard version, a slightly longer barrel match version and the 16" barrel carbine with slight variations within each subcategory - including a choice between a deep blued finish and a satin steel finish.
The Claridge Hi-Tec/Goncz GA can be seen in the following:
==Claridge Hi-Tec S9==
thumb|400px|right|Claridge Hi-Tec S9 - 9x19mm
thumb|400px|right|Claridge Hi-Tec S9 with cooling fin muzzle extension - 9x19mm
===Film===
Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note 	Date
Point Blank 	Robert Zachar	Armani 	S9 	1997
Against the Law	B.K. Byron 	Lars Reder 	 	1997
Iron Man 2 	Sam Rockwell 	Justin Hammer	Claridge Hi-Tec	2010
===Television===
Show Title / Episode 	Actor 	Character 	Note 	Air Date
seaQuest DSV (Season 2, Episode "And Everything Nice")	. 	. 	Claridge Hi-Tec S9 as Pulse Pistols	1993-1996
seaQuest DSV (Episode "Alone") 	Marc Macaulay	Colonel Manheim	Claridge Hi-Tec S9 	1993-1996
===Anime===
Title 	Character 	Note 	Date
New Dominion Tank Police	The Puma sisters	Claridge Hi-Tec S9	1993
==Goncz GA-9==
thumb|right|400px|Goncz GA-9 - 9x19mm 
thumb|right|400px|Goncz GA-9 - 9x19mm 
===Film===
Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note 	Date
Total Recall 	Arnold Schwarzenegger	Douglas Quaid 	Goncz GA-9	1990
Total Recall 	Sharon Stone 	Lori 	Goncz GA-9	1990
Total Recall 	Rachel Ticotin 	Melina 	Goncz GA-9	1990
Direct Hit 	Mel Novak 	Kovar 	Goncz GA-9	1994
Leprechaun 4: In Space 	Debbe Dunning 	Priv. Delores Costello	Goncz GA-9	1997
Leprechaun 4: In Space 	Ladd York 	Lucky 	Goncz GA-9	1997
Leprechaun 4: In Space 	Brent Jasmer 	SSgt. Books Malloy 	Goncz GA-9	1997
Leprechaun 4: In Space 	Jessica Collins 	Dr. Tina Reeves 	Goncz GA-9	1997
Leprechaun 4: In Space 	Warwick Davis 	Leprechaun 	Goncz GA-9	1997
Planet of the Apes (2001)	Mark Wahlberg 	Captain Leo Davidson 	Goncz GA-9	2001
===Television===
Show Title / Episode	Actor	Character 	Note 	Air Date
Firefly 	 	Skyplex guards	"War Stories" (S01E10)	2002
==Claridge LEC9==
Claridge LEC9 is the long barreled carbine version of the S9.
===Film===
Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note 	Date
Direct Hit 	 	CIA operatives 	Claridge LEC9 Carbine	1994
Assassins 	Antonio Banderas	Miguel Bain 	Claridge LEC9 Carbine	1995
Once Upon a Time in Mexico	. 	Mexican Military units	Claridge LEC9 Carbine	2003
===Television===
Show Title / Episode	Actor 	Character 	Note 	Air Date
Firefly 	Ron Glass	Shepherd Book 	LEC-9, "War Stories" (S01E10)	2002
Firefly 	 	Skyplex guards	LEC-9, "War Stories" (S01E10)	2002
Category:Gun
Category:Pistol
Category:Carbine