I have both a Matriarch I bought new a few years ago and a Civilian I inherited from my dad. The tip on the Civilian is more delicate than my Matriarch and also than the Civilian pictured in this thread. I’m thinking CQI made a less fragile tip on later production Civilians. I don’t know when Dad bought his, but it is VG-10.
They changed the tip on the Civilian about 10 years ago if I remember right. It is a little thicker and considerably wider than it used to be, especially at the first serration scallop, which is where they usually broke. It is still possible for the chisel grind of the serrated edge and the angle of the tip to combine for enough lateral load to snap it, but it is less likely now.