Check the venders for bronze weapons, you can buy them for a few plat or kill bandits in WK and get the bronze weapons yourself. You can turn bandit sashes into the NPC right outside the Qeynos paladin guild to get even more bronze weapons
[You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] That's a great money maker for the low teens and you'll be buying a great weapon at a cheap price soon enough at the EC tunnel.