Absolutely beautiful custom grips...
I am somewhat in agreement with Jerry, I would say that this gun probably got chromed without first being buffed... just deblued first. The gun is in excellent condition.
It would be expensive to return it to blued condition...several hundred dollars in the very least. If it were mine, I think I would leave this one in it's customized state and see if you can find out it's history of ownership since it came back after the war. That custom work on the grips might be the only lead you have since they are definitely not off the shelf.
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