Description
Item Description
Bryant Ridge Co. is pleased to present this semi-automatic pistol today for a penny start auction, this is the Claridge Hi-Tec ZL-9.
SPECIFICATIONS:
Manufacturer: Claridge Hi-Tech
Model: ZL-9
Serial: Z900512
Caliber: 9mm
Finish: Blued/Silver
Barrel Length: 7.5"
Optics/Sights: Protected Post Front with Fixed Rear
Stock/Grips: Ribbed Forged Steel w/ Finger Grooves & Thumb Rest with Laser
Action: Semi-Automatic
Markings: Standard
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The Claridge Hi-Tec ZL-9 is one of the lesser-documented variants of the rare and unusual Claridge Hi-Tec/Goncz series of semi-automatic pistols that were briefly produced in the early 1990s and now occupy a distinctive place in firearms history due to their unconventional design and short production life. Designed originally by Hungarian-born inventor Lajos John Goncz and later manufactured by Claridge Hi-Tec, Inc. in Northridge, California, the family of Claridge pistols — including models S9, L9, T9, ZL-9, and ZT-9 — was based on an innovative closed-bolt blowback action with a telescoping bolt housed within a tubular upper receiver, a departure from more common semi-automatic pistol mechanisms of the era. Like its better-documented siblings, it would have shared many of the design traits that set these firearms apart: a forged steel lower receiver/frame that integral-machined the grip and trigger guard, a button-rifled match barrel, and magazines feeding through the pistol grip, with capacities in the double-digits for 9?×?19?mm Parabellum variants. Claridge Hi-Tec pistols were produced for only a few years before legal complications and regulatory changes — notably outlawed in California — forced the company to cease operations in 1993, leaving models like the ZL-9 with sparse documentation and few surviving examples known to collectors. What is known from the overall lineup suggests that the Claridge/Goncz designs were notable for their robust construction, distinctive “tech-pistol” appearance, and attention to barrel quality and reliability, but the specific characteristics that differentiated the ZL-9 variant from other Claridge models (such as S9 or T9) are not well preserved in public records, contributing to its mystique among enthusiasts and collectors of obscure semi-automatic pistols from this transitional period in American firearms manufacturing.
Contents:
Model: ZL-9
Serial: Z900512
Caliber: 9mm
Finish: Blued/Silver
Barrel Length: 7.5"
Optics/Sights: Protected Post Front with Fixed Rear
Stock/Grips: Ribbed Forged Steel w/ Finger Grooves & Thumb Rest with Laser
Action: Semi-Automatic
Markings: Standard
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The Claridge Hi-Tec ZL-9 is one of the lesser-documented variants of the rare and unusual Claridge Hi-Tec/Goncz series of semi-automatic pistols that were briefly produced in the early 1990s and now occupy a distinctive place in firearms history due to their unconventional design and short production life. Designed originally by Hungarian-born inventor Lajos John Goncz and later manufactured by Claridge Hi-Tec, Inc. in Northridge, California, the family of Claridge pistols — including models S9, L9, T9, ZL-9, and ZT-9 — was based on an innovative closed-bolt blowback action with a telescoping bolt housed within a tubular upper receiver, a departure from more common semi-automatic pistol mechanisms of the era. Like its better-documented siblings, it would have shared many of the design traits that set these firearms apart: a forged steel lower receiver/frame that integral-machined the grip and trigger guard, a button-rifled match barrel, and magazines feeding through the pistol grip, with capacities in the double-digits for 9?×?19?mm Parabellum variants. Claridge Hi-Tec pistols were produced for only a few years before legal complications and regulatory changes — notably outlawed in California — forced the company to cease operations in 1993, leaving models like the ZL-9 with sparse documentation and few surviving examples known to collectors. What is known from the overall lineup suggests that the Claridge/Goncz designs were notable for their robust construction, distinctive “tech-pistol” appearance, and attention to barrel quality and reliability, but the specific characteristics that differentiated the ZL-9 variant from other Claridge models (such as S9 or T9) are not well preserved in public records, contributing to its mystique among enthusiasts and collectors of obscure semi-automatic pistols from this transitional period in American firearms manufacturing.
Contents:
This example will ship with its factory-labeled box and all other contents pictured above.
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
Shipping Details
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Return Policy
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
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