Final Fantasy V/Weapons

Final Fantasy V has a wide variety of weapons providing a huge range of effects. However, some weapons are exclusive to certain jobclasses unless a special ability is equipped. For example, Bartz as a Knight will never be able to equip a rod unless he has '!EqRod', which you gain from mastering the Time Mage job class. Unless otherwise noted, the buy price for the item is twice the sell price, though many weapons aren't sold in shops. Items are shown by weapon type and then in the reverse order they appear in the Equip menu, which is according to Bat.Pwr.

Knives
These are small blades useable by all jobs except Monk, White Mage and Oracle.

Weapons with equip skills
For each of these weapon types, a job can learn an "Equip" skill, so that any other job can equip them.

Bare hands (karate)
"Karate" is Japanese for "bare hand".

The Monk job allows to learn the Barehanded/Karate skill.

Swords
The Knight job allows to learn the Equip swords skill.

These are single handed swords useable by Knights, Sorcerers, BlueMages and Red Mages.

Katana
The Samurai job allows to learn the Equip katana skill.

These are swords useable by Samurai. All katana attacks have a chance of critical hit.

Rods & Staves
The Time Mage job allows to learn the Equip rods skill.

Mage weapons useable by W. Mages, TimeMages, Red Mages, Chemists, Mimes. As effective in back row as front row.

Mage weapons useable by B. Mages, TimeMages, Summoners, BleMages, RedMages, Mimes

Axes & hammers
The Berserker job allows to learn the Equip axes skill.

These are weapons useable by Berserkers only.

Spears
The Dragoon job allows to learn the Equip spears skill.

These are weapons useable by Lancers. Jump attack does twice the damage for these weapons.

Bows
The Ranger job allows to learn the Equip bows skill.

These are ranged weapons useable by Hunters.

Harps
The Bard job allows to learn the Equip harps skill.

These are musical weapons useable by Bards.

Whips
The Beastmaster job allows to learn the Equip whips skill.

These are weapons useable by Trainers.

Ribbon knife
The Dancer job allows to learn the Equip ribbons skill. This skill allows to equip this one weapon and a small set of armor parts.

There is a single weapon that is useable by Dancers or those with the EqRibbon ability.

Knight swords
These are two-handed swords useable by Knights.

Bells
Bells are weapons that are equipped by Geomancers. All bells but the Rune Chime work equally effectively from the front or back row.

Boomerangs
These are ranged weapons useable by Thieves, Ninjas and Mimes. These are mostly throwing rings (Chakrams). Double Lance is included here because of the jobs that case use it and the style of attack.

Ninja knives
Similar to knives but useable by Ninjas only.

Thrown items
These are ranged weapons which can't be equipped but are useable with the Ninja's Throw ability.