@Tonio:
3/8" is about (a little less than) 10 mm or 1 cm.
The stick that I preferred has 7/16" (about 11 mm). It was 15" long, as you found out already. Unfortunately I cannot identify the wood of those old LP sticks. It wasn't maple, and I suppose it wasn't hickory either.
@Michael:
Your offer sounds very interesting. Is there any minimum quantity you would settle for? Any idea about the price range? As I said, I can't name the type of the wood. Maple does not bring any rebound; it dies right on the drum. Hickory tends to be quite heavy, but maybe it would be a choice to start with and go from there, if the measurements alone don't make it.
About the shape of the tips:
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I want the tips look like the first one (top of the picture).
I think that up to your response everybody in the forum might be interested; should this get special between you and me, we can switch to private message mode.
Thomas