Such weapons as come shortly to hand? (5,4)
I believe the answer is:
small arms
'such weapons' is the definition.
'small arms' can be an answer for 'weapons' (I've seen this before). I'm not certain of the 'such' bit.
I can't explain the remainder of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for small arms that I've seen before include "Portable weapons" , "Hand-held weapons" , "More than one weapon" , "Rifle, pistol etc" , "e.g. Guns" .)