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Originally Posted by spiral
I see you missed the above post Ibrahim..
Here is a picture of Tipu Tip carrying a type 2 curved Fighting Kattara.
& a type 4 straight fighting Kattara. 
There both weapons & badges of Office, an old scoundrel like Tipy wouldn't carry anything else in reality would he... 
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Salaams Spiral,
No such thing as the typology you suggest...however, if you feel there is a case please prove it...
You may observe the Badge of Office designation on all Omani Swords..and Khanjars. It was a primary function in all cases.
Tipu Tip is shown with his heraldic dancing sword and the others are as I have described... Badge of Office in every case. These all had VIP status, even Tipu Tip ~ who enjoyed virtual Royal Status in his own right in much of Central Africa and especially around the Falls region which he dominated. He was half Swahili ~ half Omani ...see Kattara for comments on my description of him.
Did you know he was blind...? Perhaps you thought he could weild a sword? In his case the sword was very much his badge of Office. I imagine that his retainers carried all his different swords for him... I suggest he went about with a squad of them and depending on the venue he would select the sword... thats how Slave Lords did it...
Ibrahiim al Balooshi.