"Small" is certainly open to interpretation. The Kimber has a slightly shorter barrel, and the Combat Master the short butt. I prefer the latter, since I can get all three fingers on the front strap. If my hands were bigger, I'd probably prefer Kimber's version of small. The smallest Para LDA has a 3" barrel, and what looks like a Combat Master-length butt; you could argue its DA trigger makes it a non-1911, though.