Pulsing with dark energy, this silver dagger appears quite sharp. When
handled it is hot to the touch, making it difficult to wield at times.
Runes are etched along the handle, which shimmer with malice and anger.

A silver scalpel named 'desiccator' is a dagger, made of silver, and weighs 5 pounds 8 ounces.

<100%hp/100%hp 100%m/100%m 100%mv/100%mv> 10 AM 13423tnl (-23.71%) civilized The bracer has been constructed from a thick piece of steel, well polished to
have a reflective finish. The bracer is smoothly hinged, clamping shut,
allowing the piece to cover the wrist fully. The glossy metal has been
decoratively engraved with a band of scrolling filigree running along the
center. The overall craftsmanship is nearly flawless.

A thick engraved steel bracer is metal armor worn on the wrist, made of steel, and weighs 3 pounds 9 ounces.

<100%hp/100%hp 100%m/100%m 100%mv/100%mv> 10 AM 13423tnl (-23.71%) civilized whe
An engraved mithril dagger weighs too much to be dual wielded with a silver scalpel named 'Desiccator'.


***Notice that I'm attempting to dual wield the lighter of the two weapons, and yet I'm getting a message that the LIGHTER of the two is too heavy to dual wield with the HEAVIER of the two. It does, however, allow me to primary wield the light weapon, and dual wield the heavy weapon. Notice the weight ratios state in the help file (Also the body of the help file needs to be updated to reflect that "wield" will now always replace main-hand slot)***

'DUAL WIELD' DUAL DUAL-WIELD DUALWIELD
Syntax: wield or wield mainhand
dualwield or wield offhand

Taking the time to learn how to fight with a weapon in each hand is no
easy feat. Pure magic-users are unable to dedicate themselves to this
art. The ability to dual wield is affected by several things: your
dexterity, your strength, and the weight of your weapons, etc.
Some weapons are unable to be dual-wielded because of the nature of their
use. A polearm, for example, requires the use of two hands to be used
properly. You cannot wield a secondary weapon that weighs more than 75%
of your primary weapon. In the cases of lighter weapons, this is not
true, but will depend on the weapon you wish to use as your secondary
weapon (for example, you _can_ dual wield with a whip as your primary
weapon even though whips are very light).

How it should work: If you are wearing no weapons and try to wear one, it
will stick it in your main weapon slot. If you are wearing one weapon and
try to wear another weapon, if you don't know dual wield or if the weapon
is not suitable to be dual wielded, it will try to replace your main weapon
with the new weapon...otherwise it will attempt to dual wield it. If you
are already wearing two weapons, if the weapon is suitable for dual wield,
it will try to stick it in that slot, otherwise, it will try to stick it
in your main weapon slot.

Dual wield has an affect on things like shield block, parry, dodge.

Thieves can backstab with a dagger in their dual wield slot if their
main weapon is not a dagger. You need to practice the skill before you
can try to dual wield weapons. Through experimentation, you will learn
which weapons can go with which.

Felar may only dual wield with their claws.

The weight you presented here for the second item is for a bracer. The dagger you were trying to wield is actually 8ish lbs. At least assuming I found the correct one based on the name from your log snippet.