Shield count as a weapon for drawing?

[Ravingdork]

I have the Quick Draw feat, so I can draw out a shield as a free action, because it is considered a weapon. And if it happens to be a quick draw shield, I could also don it with a second a free action.

Is that right?

[Archaeik]

It certainly appears that this is the case.

I'm guessing that your question is actually about the shield counting as a weapon for the purposes of Quick Draw?

I don't actually see a separate entry to draw a shield, only to don one (a move action). Ergo, drawing a shield must be covered in the description of drawing a weapon because that fits with shield being on the weapon list moreso than lumping the action in with "manipulate an item". ("Ready or Drop a Shield" seems to refer specifically to donning)

It is curious though, that the description of quickdraw shields mentions it being drawn as fast as a single weapon in conjunction with TWF(feat), as that potentially suggests it is a faster speed than a regular shield??
But that doesn't really seems like enough to build a case on, unless someone can produce an actual draw speed entry for shields that is distinct from calling them weapons.

As an aside, in some respects it seems like all the descriptions of "don", "draw", and "ready" may mean the same thing... (but I can't discern the purpose of doing so, if they are). It's likely that only "don" and "ready" are synonymous, leaving the single mention of "draw" in the quickdraw shield description to imply that while you can draw the shield as fast as your weapon, you must still don it separately. That seems like the most reasonable interpretation.

[Claxon]

I believe thats the case RD.

[Quantum Steve]

It's my understanding that quickdraw shields do not have to be "drawn"; they go from "carried" to "donned" with a single swift action combined with a move. Otherwise, quickdraw shields are actually slower than regular shields.

With the quickdraw feat, a quickdraw shield goes from "carried" to "donned" with a single free action combined with a move.

[blackbloodtroll]

A shield is a weapon.