This has now reached its new home in NZ, and some of the comments above can now be clarified.
The scabbard indeed appears to have been 40" long or maybe even slightly longer as there is an area of shattered wood which does not quite fit together cleanly.
The handle does not appear to have been shortened as the profile of the pommel top matches that of the wood. I would have thought that if it had been cut shorter, the cut would be square across rather than the way it is...........however...............that blade, or the 20" which remains, weighs about a 1 1/4lb (half kilogram), so that would have made the blade a hefty 2 1/2lb, which I would have thought would have been a chore to swing with a one handed grip, especially considering the stature of the burmese race.
The pommel DOES in fact fit correctly, as the gap shown is so that it fits OVER the rayskin grip which is missing.
The blade spine which is scalloped, is 3/8" wide at the hilt, and runs for 11 1/2" before the false edge starts. The blade profile is the same internally right to the end of the scabbard, which would suggest a clipped tip, rather than a tapered one.
Some more pics attached
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