(Please note Bore size stated is internal measurement , ring size stated is external measurement)

Rod tips often get broken off and are easy to replace.

 If the tip breaks near the end you can get a replacement tip, just be sure you buy a tip with a hole big enough to go over the rod where it broke.

To replace a tip, scrape or cut off any remaining thread used to wrap the old tip. Sand down the rod tip for an inch or so just enough to roughen it up, then use ferrule cement or hot melt glue to glue the new tip on. Ferrule cement  or hot melt glue comes in a stick and you melt it, dab it on the rod and then slip the tip over the glue and end of the rod. Make sure it is lined up correctly before the glue hardens.