On Al'kabor (early PoP code) most charmed mobs will not duel wield or even hold the weapon.
For example, the Fiends in Plane of Valor, I tried to give them various different mage weapons and never did they "slash" to let me know they were useing the swords. And no they would not duel wield.
In Bastion of Thunder, the elementals will duel wield if given two different weapons.
Oh, and killing one of those pervious pets will yield up the pet toys they were given.
Does everything dual wield here if given weapons? I seriously doubt that is classic.
Its kind of rare for a charmed NPC to be able to hold weapons/duel wield, and the smart Enchanters on Al'kabor know which mobs in the zone (if any) do so, and use them as their pets.
I "could" try and do tests or ask some of my enchanter guildmates that have been charming for years, if this info is wanted by the devs. (i.e. they think the duel wield/use weapons mechanic remained unchanged from 1999 to 2002)
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