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==Films==
==Films==


* [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] as Douglas Quaid and [[Rachel Ticotin]] in ''[[Total Recall]]''
* [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] as Douglas Quaid and [[Rachel Ticotin]] in ''[[Total Recall]]'' (Goncz GA-9)


* A Space Marine and the Leprechaun in ''[[Leprechaun 4: In Space]]'' - (Goncz GA-9)
* A Space Marine and the Leprechaun in ''[[Leprechaun 4: In Space]]'' - (Goncz GA-9)
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* [[Antonio Banderas]] in ''[[Assassins]]'' - (Claridge LEC9 Carbine)
* [[Antonio Banderas]] in ''[[Assassins]]'' - (Claridge LEC9 Carbine)


* [[Mark Wahlberg]] as Captain Leo Davidson in ''[[Planet of the Apes (2001)]]''
* [[Mark Wahlberg]] as Captain Leo Davidson in ''[[Planet of the Apes (2001)]]'' (Goncz GA-9)


* Mexican Military units in ''[[Once Upon a Time in Mexico]]'' ' - (Claridge LEC9 Carbine)
* Mexican Military units in ''[[Once Upon a Time in Mexico]]'' ' - (Claridge LEC9 Carbine)

Revision as of 22:49, 5 December 2009

Claridge Hi-Tec/Goncz GA series of Pistol and Carbines

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Claridge Hi-Tec S9 Pistol - 9mm
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Claridge Hi-Tec S9 Pistol with cooling fin muzzle extension (used in the movie Total Recall) - 9mm
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Goncz GA-9 Long Barrel pistol - 9mm
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Goncz GA-9 - target version of Goncz GS-9 - 9mm

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 witih) 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:

Films

  • Various Gang members in The Intruder - (Claridge LEC9 Carbine)

Television

  • A standard Goncz GA-9 pistol and a Goncz GA-9 with cooling fin muzzle extension were used as Pulse Pistols on seaQuest DSV in the episode "And Everything Nice", and a Goncz GA-9 with cooling fin was carried by Section 7 officer Colonel Manheim (Marc Macaulay).