As Meboom pointed out in a post in the Members section concerning how to spend our DKP, I decided to investigate what the current 1HS weapons of choice are for the leading warriors on our server and others. Meboom made a valid observation about our abilities as tanks to hold agro. It seems most of us are really in need of a good secondary 1HS weapon to compliment our epics. while none of us yet have our epic 2.0, I'm sure someday we will. Most of us do have our 1.5, which is great.
From my survey, here are four of the top 1HS weapons ranked by ascending DPS:
Darkblade of the Warlord - (Drops in Time B)
http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?item=21814
Brutish Blade of Balance - (Drops in Tacvi)
http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?item=30344
Notched Blade of Bloodletting - (Drops in Anguish)
http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?item=33664
Swiftcleave, the Flesh Carver - (Drops in Demiplane)
http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?item=45648
I'm sure there are others out there, these are just those that I saw most often in the profiles I surveyed.
For example, Cember uses the Thunderclap (Drops in MPG Foresight Trial)
http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?item=32675
This weapon ranks between the BBoB and the Notched Blade and is a very nice one as well. This is one we should consider doing repeatedly as we all need the MPG trials for Anguish access anyway.
If you have come across comparable 1H weapons, please feel free to post them and where they are found.
Hope you find this information helpful!