Bob:
Pictures would help! Yours is likely an "alphabet" commercial manufactured in the 1920s. The serial # should have a letter under it on the front of the frame. They are valued $600-$1000 or so depending on condition and other characteristics. It is 7.65 because the Versailles treaty restricted 9mm barrels from being made in Germany after WW1.
Clark
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My militaria collection is dedicated to the memory of my Grandfather, Marine Gunnery Sergeant Dave Hill, Jr., wounded in action at The Assault of the Second Marine Division on Betio Island, Tarawa Atoll, 20-23 November, 1943. http://www.tarawa1943.com/pages/casualties%20tarawa.htm
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