The German's never chromed their Lugers. Almost all marked presentation German pistols are the small .32 cal variety. A Luger was just another military "tool" and not really considered anything special, except to the American, Canadians & British solders who picked them up on the battlefields.
The chrome job on this pistol was done post war, most likely in the US.
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