I have sats from Fox Regimental Losses, where men (probably boys and gals) were 5'3"--With the Medical History of boys dying in the Cavalry at the age of 16--I'll reserve judgment but--to me the neck seems a bit thick ...straight | | whereas all the women I've looked at that was decent to look at.. had necks with a bit of a concave to them ) ( ...It could be a 'prop' sword at the studio. Swords were bought and came in different lengths. Swords still are issued in various lengths so nobody had to have wheels on the end of the scabbard...M. E.