Anchorite
Quality was definitely hit or miss during Colt's labor troubled years but they definitely stepped up their game around 2010. I went shopping for a new 1911 back then and went to a gun shop where I knew the owner who was also a top notch 1911 gunsmith. He showed me a couple of lower priced guns and then he said he was really impressed with the build quality of the current Colts, saying they were the best he had seen in quite some time. I checked out what he had and bought a Lightweight Government .45. Liked it so much I went back some time later and bought a standard Government Model and then purchased a Colt Commander in .38 Super and a Colt Agent in 9mm. from other gun shops. All four have been great and if I were in the market for another 1911 I wouldn't hesitate to buy another Colt.
As to which one to choose between the two, I would probably take the $300 difference with the price of the Wiley Clapp version, buy some ammo and go with the regular LW Commander.