My favorite 1H is the knife. It is the only item I have loomed myself and never traded.
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loginElder's KnifeSpeed:113
Length:44
Thrust:18 pierce
Swing:32 cut
It's not another dagger, it's a tiny ass sword. As long as you have 5+ PS and decent wpf, it will wreck anyone not wearing plate. It's a great backup weapon for ranged or long polearm users. With a shield you can face hug and outspam anyone. I also like the model. It looks like a common kitchen knife. The kind that serial killers use in horror movies.
My favorite polearm is the long awlpike (as several others have voted).
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loginMasterwork Long AwlpikeSpeed:90
Length:185
Thrust:35 pierce
Swing:23 blunt
90 speed isn't great, but it's just on the lower edge of viable in 1v1 situations. You won't beat a fast and skilled fighter, but some wonky stabs and judicious use of overheads will take down many players. In team combat it can't be matched. 185 length is shorter than a pike or longspear, but it outreaches basically anything else on a stab. It is amazing as a support weapon. I have 8 PS and that's enough to one-hit-kill many people if you can get a
single thrust to connect. If you are farther away, a straight thrust to the body or legs will do well. If you are getting forced into close combat a foot or head stab can hit when a straight-forward body stab would glance. It's the spear-type weapon that "feels right" to me.
Red tassel spear is a close second, and I feel like it's the polearm version of the longsword. Speed to match many smaller 2H and even some 1H weapons, but with greater reach. Great as a 4D weapon, but the thrust is good enough that can work very well on an agile hoplite. I'd take it over a war spear any day.