Weapons and shields wielded by other players are objects in Decal WorldFilter, therefore their GUIDs and properties can be extracted from the DSWorld dataset.

Sample code:

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Constants   PlayerName = OtherPlayersName   Filter = 0 End // Load the DSWorld dataset LoadDecalWorld // Select the player whose weapon/shield you wish to locate Select $PlayerName // Find records in DSWorld for items which are 'contained' by // the player just selected SetConst $Filter = CONTAINER = _selectedGUID DSFilter DSWorld, $Filter

For each record returned, check the TYPE field of the dataset to determine what it is:
0 Melee weapon
1 Shield
8 Missile Weapon
32 Casting device