Arno Bernard Rinkhals. This knife meets all of your criteria. A modern traditional slip joint style with a wicked sharp blade under 3". Great snap and modern nail nick design. Comes with clip and leather carrying case. They are a bit pricey though at about $425 but should last forever. I love mine in Thunderstorm Kevlar scales.
Except - you'll need to buy more of them to collect all the gorgeous inlays!@ tigerden beat me to the punch! Arno Bernard Rinkhals, amazing. Blade stop, halfstop, pocket clip, excellent fit an finish. Lots of handle options. Overall just amazing. Only modern traditional you would ever need to buy.
Nice! Those are some of the most consistently attractive mammoth that I at least have seen. I'm excited because I've got an Ironwood version finally coming soon!
Shoot them an e-mail! I did a few days ago and they got back to me in a few hours. I just asked if they planned on bringing back that inlay because, it does say it is sold out, but at the time they said they had four of the ironwood models in production. They've just been too busy to list them on their website. I was able to order mine then!
