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These two are from "Luristan" or western Iran. They have the same three ribbed lines down the center of the blade. The largest is about 19 inches long (including the tang) and about 3 1/2 inches wide at the base of the blade and the three ridges flare out from the center to the edge of the blade at the base. The other is about 17 inches long (including the tang) and the blade is about 2 1/2 inches wide at the base. The three lines are straight down the blade for the entire length. The photo in your article looked like there were multiple breaks in the blade. Mine don't have any breaks.

I also have maybe 6 bronze short daggers about 12 inches long and maybe 12 spear tips, both tang mounted and socket mounted. All, but one are bronze, the other is an iron Roman socket mount spear tip with a Bodkin point that is newer, maybe 100 AD or possibly newer.

My house is like a museum. I have Greek and Roman pottery (500 BC to 200 AD) as well as native American pottery from fairly new to Anasazi times. And Mediterian/middle east bronze and terracotta oil lamps going back, I don't know, maybe 1000 BC. Han to Ming dynasty Chinese ceramics and much more. I am a collector. I always enjoy your posts.