I paid $400 for an AC42 (Walther) several years ago (maybe 10).
Mixed part#s lower collector value (though can still be historically accurate).
Another thing that lowers the collector value is import markings. One does find WWII production matching P.38s with import marking. This puts them on a different price level, to a collector, than a bona fide war trophy/bringback gun.
One thing that surprised me, when I did get my own P.38, it ejects to the left!
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All else being equal (and it almost never is) bigger bullets tend to work better.
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