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Secondly, and I have no military experience to base this on, hasn't condition 3 always been the designated method of carry for the military?

Was this because the military didn't have enough faith in its recruits or was it deemed fast enough in combat?

I believe that's correct. And I think that's the reason the Browning hipower contains that
magazine-disconnect mechanism, erroneously referred to as a safety :-)

My Hi-Power does not leave Condition 1 except for the brief moments when cycling shots

nice Hi-Power - is it the newer FM model? The slide isn't tapered at the front & I think only
FM does that.

>Also the true 1911A1 design does not have a firing pin block.

The original design did not, but don't Series 80-based models (Colt, ParaOrdnance)
have a firing-pin block of some sort? Note this was to reduce the chance of the
gun firing if dropped, not to encourage lowering of the hammer on a loaded chamber.

I wouldn't carry a 1911 (or hi power) in anything other than condition 1.