[AKinMT]

I fitted a Les Baer beavertail a couple weeks ago in a parkerized (very black) Ithaca 1911. The safety was billed as blue, and was, but it was so matte blue that I swear without looking close, you'd swear the entire gun was parked. It was a nice match. Of course, you'll need to cut the frame tangs to a .250 radius if they haven't already been cut.
PS- By compact, you mean a Commander model (4.25" bbl), correct? Not an Officers?

 

[Bob Brown]

As a general rule, when a manufacturer these days says it's blue...it's black.

Bob

 

[mray77]

Thanks for the info...and it's a Compact...same size as an Officers model, but now called M1991A1 Compact. All parts interchangeable with Officers model.