Just realized I never posted my Tiki here!
I was always fascinated with the ASP pistol by Paris Theodore when I first saw it in the late 80's the grips and the sights were just so cool!
I ended up modifying the grips and a few mags on my CCW back then which was an Italian Beretta 92F (I still have it)
About 10 years ago I saw the Tiki and it reminded me of the ASP sight concept so I was trying to find a used Tiki but I had no luck
Well I had a business deal which went really well and I decided to spoil myself and contacted SVI about getting a Ti Tiki.
By the time I got it all figured out and ordered my son was born and I had a custom serial # (initial and bday)
As I am a watch guy I have always loved the Patek saying "You never own a Patek, you are simply holding it for the next generation" So I bought a new ceramic green Rolex Submariner with the warranty card dated his Bday and in his name (it sits in my safe waiting for him someday in its shipping coffin), I ordered him a custom 22 NULA from Melvin Forbes (I have 2 of his rifles myself) and got him a custom serial # (initials and bday again) LOL hopefully he turns our decent if not I will sell it all in his mid 20's and buy myself something nuts.
ANYWAY back on topic
Just wanted to share the pics I have of it from when SVI finished and was shipping it to me.
Its an AMAZING gun, their machine work is unreal! (I still have not gotten my ASP but I may be very soon)

Nice!
Those sights are wild.

I'll be damned.

I used to have a gun book, one of those big picture books you find on sale at Barnes and Noble or whatever, that had one of these in it.  I thought it was really intriguing but I could never find any information about it.  Now I know why.  The book described it as an STI Tiki Ti.  I remember because I tried looking it up so many times.

a while after I got it I found out Colin Farrell carried a Tiki in Miami Vice LOL

It was the scarcity and uniqueness of it which made me get it.

Sandy is an artist.

An excellent choice for an heirloom.

The S in STI and SVI is the same guy. The partners split up into two different companies.

I don't know if STI made a Tiki, but I'm not going to say they didn't.

From what I have been told they only make a few of them a year and generally they are sold to the wealthy in the Middle East and Philippines
Don't know if its accurate or not

Interesting gun. When he gets older I hope he appreciates all you are doing for him.

Beautiful gun.

Wow, that thing is pretty wild.  Thanks for showing it off.

nice! I have shot some SVI stuff and very few people seem to know about them outside of the competition world. the TIKI is weird and I like it. It took me years to realize that was an SV in the hammer, not just curves.

I did similar for my son. I bought "him" a Les Baer TRS when he was born. I carry it all the time, on our adventures, etc. I am putting wear on it and have had it for 10k miles worth of road trips, in more than a dozen states, etc. gonna give it to him full of stories when it's all said and done.

then I had another son so I gotta come up with a plan for that. Trying to get him a custom lever gun but it's damn near impossible these days. Oh yeah, I bought stuff without the custom serials in private sales, just as an added precaution

Oh man I am a lever gun lover!  My main is a 45/70 Ted Yost built for me 18.5 in Barrel and a 12.5 in LOP (I have a short LOP).  I had them build me a matching 44 for when I go camping and I ran across a 30/30 done by them as well I picked u second hand.  All are built off the Marlin

Thanks for sharing!  They don't make too many of those.