Actually, the vendors (for whatever reason) don't sell weapons for the new classes. At least I haven't seen them.
So its possible its just the best weapon he had. Perhaps They got to 50 pre heavensward, and just did the story quests before heading to ishgard.
So its possible its just the best weapon he had. Perhaps They got to 50 pre heavensward, and just did the story quests before heading to ishgard.