Unless you stab a lot of people, a guard does nothing but get in the way.

I love Moras, and my favorite is the 2000. My first impression was that both the sheath and the grind of the blade looked "odd", but I got over that as soon as I started using them.

The sheath is deep and secure, and the leather belt loop flexes when you sit, so it's more comfortable than the usual Mora sheaths with molded-in belt clips.

The blade is wide and with enough belly to be good for everything from skinning a deer to spreading peanut butter. It's thick enough near the hilt so that you aren't going to twist it while carving, and thin enough near the tip to slice tomatoes cleanly. It's sharpened all the way to the hilt, which helps with detail carving work.

Like the 'classic' series Moras with wood handles, the 2000 is comfortable no matter how you hold it.

Knife and sheath together weigh only five ounces. That's light enough to wear as a neck knife, and light enough so that even ultra-light hikers can carry a real knife.

Last but not least, at $30 this is a remarkable bargain. I have a  couple knives that cost ten times as much. They're pretty, but they don't outperform this one, and I'm always worried about losing them.

The Norwegians had an ingenious sheath for the knives made for Bergan's by Kongsberg.  Itg would make a good sheath for Moras too.

it is hard to tell how neat it is from these pics:


But it is convertible to a couple of carry methods.  I'll try to find better pics of it.  http://bergans.eu/history