A coworker gave me a Walther P38 to clean that was apparently brought back from WWII. It is nickel plated and comes with a holster marked 1944 and WaA159 below the nazi eagle, and also P38. The gun itself appears to be a late production gun, as the frame has many tool markings, as there was not enough time to polish these out in production. Several spots on the pistol bear the marking 42 z, and the marking WaA135 under the eagle appear on the left side of the frame, and the right side of the slide. Two additional eagles are on the right side of the slide. On the left side of the slide the marking is bvf 44 and 42 z. The gips are brown bakelite. Does anyone know how many guns were made in nickel, or is this a gun that was never finished? The magazines are marked P.38 on one and jvd on the other. Any help is much appreciated.