The manual just says that the more expensive armor & weapons are generally better, but doesn't list the 22 weapon types. Anybody have a link to a list?

EDIT: Duh. The cluebook has 'em in it, available as a bonus here. Nevermind. :)

Yeah, the item lists in the cluebooks are, in my opinion, essential for games 1-5. While they're technically spoilers, as one is supposed to identify items, there's far too much to keep track of and it ends up just being annoying.

Beware the other spoilers in the cluebooks though! I usually just search the pdf for the item I need info on, so I don't accidentally get spoilers on locations and such.