Old Weapons (CFH)

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We need to clarify some details about weapons which appeared in the Player's Handbook.
==One-Hand, Two-Hand==
Weapons, for purposes of how they're held and wielded, fall into four categories: one-handed only, one-handed but can be wielded two-handed, one-handed or two-handed, or two-handed only.
One-Handed Only means the weapon can only be wielded one-handed, in one hand or the other.
One-Handed But Can Be Wielded Two-Handed refers to a weapon principally designed for one-handed use but which can be used two-handed. These weapons have enough haft or hilt on them that the wielder can wield the weapon in both hands, which confers no benefit... unless the character has taken a Style Specialization in Two-Hander Fighting Style (see the description of Two-Hander technique in the Combat chapter).
One-Handed Or Two-Handed weapons are designed specifically to be used with one or both hands, and have separate damage listings for the two different fighting styles.
Two-Handed Only weapons can only be wielded in two hands.
==Examples==
Each of the weapons from the Player's Handbook falls into one of those four categories, as follows:
==One-Handed Only==
Dagger/dirk, Dart, Footman's mace, Hand/throwing axe, Knife, Lances (all), Scourge, Sickle, Sword/Khopesh, Sword/Scimitar, Sword/Short, Whip. One-Handed But Can Be Wielded Two-Handed
Battle axe, Club, Footman's flail, Footman's pick, Horseman's flail, Horseman's mace, Horseman's pick, Morning star, Sword/Long, and Warhammer.
==One-Handed Or Two-Handed==
Harpoon, Javelin, Spear, Sword/Bastard, Trident.
==Two-Handed Only==
Arquebus, Blowgun, Bows (all), Crossbows (all), Mancatcher, Polearms (all), Quarterstaff, Sling (one hand to load, one hand to throw), Staff sling, Sword/Two-handed.
==More On One-Handed or Two-Handed==
As you can see, five weapons fall into the One-Handed Or Two-Handed category: The Bastard Sword, and four spear-like weapons (Harpoon, Javelin, Spear, Trident).
In the Player's Handbook, it's presumed that you're fighting with Spear one-handed, and with Harpoon, Javelin, and Trident two-handed. (This is because Spear is a Medium weapon and the others are Large.) However, in The Complete Fighter's Handbook, any of these weapons can be used either in one hand or in both.
But they can also be wielded two-handed, and do even more damage when they are. The table shows both the one-handed and two-handed damage for each of the four weapons.
Also, to this list we're adding the Long Spear. This is like the ordinary spear, but mounted on a much longer (12'–18') shaft. It's not especially suited to one-handed use, but inflicts a lot of damage when used two-handed.
The Harpoon, Javelin, Spear, and Trident can all be thrown, but the thrown weapon damage is always the one-handed damage, never the two-handed damage. The Long Spear is not built for throwing.
These five spear-like weapons are as fast and maneuverable when used two-handed; therefore, unlike the Bastard Sword, their speed factor does not worsen when they are used two-handed.
Item 	Cost 	Weight(lbs.)	Size	Type†	SpeedFactor	Damage	Damage
Item 	Cost 	Weight(lbs.)	Size	Type†	SpeedFactor	S-M 	L
Harpoon% 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
One-handed 	20 gp	6 	L 	P 	7 	1d4+1 	1d6+1
Two-handed 	20 gp	6 	L 	P 	7 	2d4 	2d6
Javelin% 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
One-handed 	5 sp 	2 	M 	P 	4 	1d4 	1d4
Two-handed# 	5 sp 	2 	M 	P 	4 	1d6 	1d6
Spear% 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
One-handed 	8 sp 	5 	M 	P 	6 	1d6 	1d8
Two-handed# 	8 sp 	5 	M 	P 	6 	1d8+1 	2d6
Spear, Long%	 	 	 	 	 	 	
One-handed 	5 gp 	8 	L 	P 	8 	1d8 	1d8+1
Two-handed# 	5 gp 	8 	L 	P 	8 	2d6 	3d6
Trident% 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
One-handed 	15 gp	5 	L 	P 	7 	1d6+1 	3d4
Two-handed 	15 gp	5 	L 	P 	7 	1d8+1 	3d4
: % This weapon is intended for one-handed or two-handed use. 
: # This weapon inflicts double damage when firmly set to receive a charge.