Price: +1 bonus
Property: Light melee weapon
Caster Level: 10th
Aura: Moderate; (DC 20) transmutation
Activation: Swift (command)
The handle of this weapon has a handguard shaped like a shield.
A shielding weapon is most often employed as an off-hand weapon. Activating a shielding weapon transforms it into a heavy steel shield, with the same enhancement bonus as the weapon itself (both for AC and when making shield bash attacks).
Prerequisites: Craft Magic Arms and Armor, animate objects, shield.
Cost to Create: Varies.
Source: Magic Item Compendium, page 43.