Well...just for general use a contemporary 1911 has a beavertail grip safety, extended safety, Novak rear sight, dovetail front sight, checkered front strap, Commander hammer and lowered ejection port for starters...
The Gold Cup doesn't have any of those features...it does have National Match engraved on the slide however...
The late Bill Allard, who got into more shootings than any other NYPD cop, used a personally owned Colt National Match .45 in most of his gunfights. Worked well for him. He was also a pretty good bullseye shooter (former civilian national pistol champion).
Bob
