Expected WBL for level 4 characters is 6000 gp. Raise dead cost 5k, spread over 5 players means we each should have had ~5000 gp to play with. A +1 weapon is almost half of that (2300+ gp), which is a lot for just a weapon. Armor, shield, misc. etc all cost a lot too. For Alohan, there's an extra cost for amulet of mighty fists b/c ... reasons?
Generally, I'd expect primarily martial (non-unarmed) characters to have +1 weapons, which Kassius and Logan both do. I wouldn't expect other characters who either only sort of melee (Angati), or have to pay extra (Alohan) to have magical weapons until level 5-6.
On a related note:
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(Buckler is a +1 magic weapon I believe for the purposes of shield bash)
I don't think that's true. I believe shields need to be enhanced separately as weapons and as shields. In fact, I think there's a feat that allows one to use the shield bonus as the weapon bonus.
Also, you can't bash with bucklers, only with light or heavy shields. It's the only reason to have a light shield over a buckler.