Thanks, that’s good to hear. The TS162 in S90V with similar blade style is also on my wishlist. What do you think about that?
The TS162 looks every bit as awesome as the TS127.
I see that the blade shape on both are similar because there is a lot of belly, and both have the same wonderful jimping on the thumb ramp. The thumb ramp on these sets them far apart from other budget knives I’ve handled. Your thumb is locked onto the thumb ramp. Best thumb ramp I have ever used. Awesome!
It looks like the TS162 uses the same size and design backspacer as the TS127 S90V which is a nice chunk of titanium that is jimped to match the aligned thumb ramp. Awesome!
The carbon fiber part of the handles on the TS162 and TS127 S90V are real, solid, thick, and perfectly crafted CF. Some manufacturers offer carbon fiber scales on their budget line, but they are thin laminate stick-on, slippery JUNK!!! More of a down grade from G-10, or even worse than fiberglass reinforced nylon handles when it comes to feel, appearance and grip. The G-10 / carbon fiber combo on the Twosuns are awesome.
The TS162 looks amazing, and a youtube review that posted yesterday shows that the TS162 has the same awesome action (opening / closing) that all my Twosun knives have. They feel like knives costing hundreds of dollars. As good as my Ruike, and Bestech knives are, Twosun is on another level up. Heads up, once you handle a Twosun knife, you may become addicted to them, :sunglasses:
I’m carrying a GoComma. That’s right. This little “might be D2” darling got such high praise here that I had to see for myself. This is only day 1 but after a week or so, I’ll start putting a review together.
Big :person_facepalming: on this for the moment, as what was previously selling below $100 USD (some as low as $75) is now selling at about $150 USD, some as high as $178 USD. Seems a lot of people have caught on and are bidding it up. :weary: I’m hoping this is a surge that will abate so that in January pricing will be back down to what it once was.
Then the black friday price on Ali will be better: $91.99 for the TS127 in S90V and $33.39 for the 14C28N version with select coupons. The question is do I really need the premium version at triple price. :money_mouth_face:
Check their ebay stores. You can often get older knifes with a nice discount with bidding.
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I wanted one knife for my collection that has a super steel like S90V, so I set my max price at $85 in my head, and played the waiting and bidding game. I got my S90V blade for $71, nicely under the maximum price I set. If you have no interest in owning a super steel knife, consider the 14C28N with G-10 scales. It is an awesome knife for $40 or less.
A better price than going rate, but I’m no hurry. I think I’ll wait until after the holidays when there may be some left-over inventory not moving. $75 would tick my box. :+1:
The one great thing about the knife market is that better steel & designs keep coming up, forcing older ones down the price slope. Plus, in time, gently used examples become available that can be snapped up for less too. The only ones that seem to go up are limited editions that become coveted or short run unusual examples that get high attention.
As I see the holiday season is not the best time for the “waiting & bidding game” at least it requires much more patience what I lack most of the time. 
Sanrenmu 9015 with 12C27 blade today:
Was carrying my beater 5.11 Scout Folder today. Used it to scrape a bit of mastic from the grout lines i was finishing at home today. Then used it to baton some cedar when i started a fire in the stove to warm up the library.
Custom fixed blade by a local bladesmith.
Took this with me on winter holiday trip. Tucked in my checked-in bag, no problems. Love the portability (2” blade).
My spare Micro USB cord plug was a little too thick for insertion in a device here, so I took out the blade & trimmed off some plastic. It cut through the hard plastic like butter. Just beautiful.
is it a copy or a fake?
Just got it in today, but a Benchmade 940 Osbourne in S30V.
I just love the green scales and reverse tanto blade profile.
Chris
Had my Spyderco Para2 S35V blade resharpened, so I carried it today.
Bought it early on when I first got into knives, because, hey, who doesn’t have or want a Para2. Meh, not worth the price.
I carry a CTS-204P PM2 everyday and it handles everything I throw at it, and I’m hard on my knives. I have a couple of CRKs and I prefer my PM2s.
For fixed blades, I carry a Busse Mean Street Ergo, Assault Shaker, or Skelly Warden. They are very sharp prybars
It’s the China Edition.
Generally I carry a PM2 in M390, BUT as of recently my EDC knife of choice gravitates to the spyderco smock it gives you the feel of a gentleman’s folder with its classy carbon fiber scales and unique flipper tab that DOESN’T protrude out the back of the knife while still retaining the ability to deploy the blade via “spidey flick”.
I’ve had this for a couple months now. I really like it! Blade is strong & feels like it should be genuine D2 steel. For the price, I could’ve picked up a decent Sanrenmu or Ganzo, but not at this size. It’s what I’d consider the perfect pocket knife. Small enough to easily tuck in your jeans coin pocket.