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Most of the affordable 7.65 pistols in the U.S. are the so-called "1920" model, imported after WWI, when Germany needed hard cash desperately and wasn't allowed to make guns in the military 9mm caliber. They "cleaned" and rebarrelled thousands of surplus Lugers and sold them all over the world.
They are now considered collectible and have gone up in price, but still are lower than the 9mm pistols.
Most of the other Lugers in 7.65 are the early guns, and those generally are more costly (in some cases a LOT more costly) than the average German millitary pistol in 9mm.
FWIW, the 7.65 (.30 Luger) pistols are a delight to shoot. The recoil is moderate, the cartridge is very accurate and feeding problems are non-existent.
Jim
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