The thread Congoblades has posted is still, likely, the best readily-available source for information about this particular type of Thai sword. Other searches of the Forum archives will turn up helpful posts by members PUFF and others who are either native to Thailand, or live there.
This particular example, in my personal opinion, is at the better end of the spectrum represented by these contemporary swords. Perhaps made for the "tourist" trade during the Vietnam War era. Perhaps made for local consumption and use during that time-period.
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