Way to go for your first 1911, Congrats.
My first gun when I got my NY carry permit in the early 80s was a Colt Gold Cup NM, I took it to a local smith that only worked on 1911s.
I had some custom work done and also had it Hard Chromed. It has the best trigger of any gun I have ever shot. Can't wait to see how the new Commander will stack up against it.