Cost of a mithral / cold iron double-chained kama

[runslikeawelshman]

I'm trying to buy a Double-chained Kama with one mithral head and one masterwork cold iron head. When calculating the price, do you: 1) use the full cost (8gp) and weight (4lbs) of the weapon to calculate each head, or 2) use half the values, or is there some other method?

Method 1: Mithral head = 2,008gp (4lbs x 500gp/lb, +8gp), CI head = 316gp (8gp x 2, +300gp for Masterwork); Total = 2,324gp

Method 2: Mithral head = 1,004gp (4lbs / 2, x 500gp/lb, +8gp / 2), CI head = 308gp (8gp / 2, x 2, +300gp for Masterwork); Total = 1,312gp

Either of those correct?

Also, does the weight of the chain factor in at all? What is the final weight of the weapon?

(This is for a PFS character so I need it to be as RAW as possible)

[Nefreet]

Each end is its own weapon, but you're still only buying one item.

I can't see why, for Mithral, you'd have to count the weight of the Cold Iron half, and I can't see why, for Cold Iron, you'd have to double the cost of the Mithral half.

A totally Mithral item would be 2008gp.

A totally Mwk Cold Iron item would be 616gp.

So...

([.5×8]gp) + (1000gp) + ([.5×8]×2gp) + (300gp) = 1312gp

...seems correct.

[Nefreet]

Final weight should be 3lbs.

One end is still half, the other end is half of half.

[Darksol the Painbringer]

runslikeawelshman wrote:

I'm trying to buy a Double-chained Kama with one mithral head and one masterwork cold iron head. When calculating the price, do you: 1) use the full cost (8gp) and weight (4lbs) of the weapon to calculate each head, or 2) use half the values, or is there some other method?

Method 1: Mithral head = 2,008gp (4lbs x 500gp/lb, +8gp), CI head = 316gp (8gp x 2, +300gp for Masterwork); Total = 2,324gp

Method 2: Mithral head = 1,004gp (4lbs / 2, x 500gp/lb, +8gp / 2), CI head = 308gp (8gp / 2, x 2, +300gp for Masterwork); Total = 1,312gp

Either of those correct?

Also, does the weight of the chain factor in at all? What is the final weight of the weapon?

(This is for a PFS character so I need it to be as RAW as possible)

This FAQ suggests that you calculate the entire weight when determining cost for weapons. So you use the first one.

[Nefreet]

I was the originator of that FAQ, and that's not the question that was being asked at the time.

Double weapons (at least in PFS) are each treated as their own item for determining costs.

[runslikeawelshman]

Thank you both for your contributions. Darksol, that FAQ post is the general rule but doesn't mention double-weapons, which are a special case, so I'm going to go with 1312gp for now. I'll keep my eye out for specific clarifications and pay the difference if it ever comes up. Cheers!