rare Floyd of Lewisham Spanish reed 14′ Thames float match rod

A rarely seen The Walton rod by AJ Floyd of Lewisham, London
14, three piece hollow Spanish reed butt and* mid sections with spliced in split cane top
green whipped high bells guides, red agate butt ring,
and replacement tip eye required
bronze ferrules, 26" cork handle with alight alloy reel fittings and butt cap,
rare rod, can be fished or a fine addition to any London Thames* rodcollectors
comes with makers cloth bag.
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The "split cane" tip doesn't look very hexagonal, and not much like lancewood, either. Any chance of a close-up to see its hexagonality, other "built" nature (there were ways of building round-section split cane, but they're rare), grain or weave?