The nice part about c-rpg is that everything has advantages and disadvantages. Pros and Cons. Trade-offs if you will. If I was an archer or crossbow, I'd almost certainly use the 2h mace (1 slot weapon, but you have 2h proficiency, if you ever need to go full melee in the heat of battle, you can usually find a nice 2h weapon on the ground).
For 1h's this is my preference:
Knightly Arming Sword (or for 2500 less you can use the Long Arming Sword which has all the same stats, but 30 cut instead of 31).
Broad 1h Battle Axe is nice for the 98 speed, 35 cut, and the ability to pierce damage (I think it's 24p damage)
Elite Scimitar, very fast weapon, not super strong, and can't stab (pretty useless against tin cans if you don't have more than 6 PS, which is why I prefer my first two weapon choices). I use the Elite Scimitar early in my builds because it only requires 11 strength.