Im using Castle Vianden 2.1 and it has mannequins in it. Yet they dont hold weapons visibly. Here are the scripts for the mannequins, im looking for what to add to get them to hold the weapon that you put in the inventory.

This script is on the mannequin NPC's

begin _RN_VI2_Wooden_Mannequin

short button
short questionState

SkipAnim

if ( menumode == 1 )
return
endif

if ( OnActivate == 0 )
if ( questionState == 0 )
return
endif
endif

if ( questionState == 0 )
MessageBox, "Armor Mannequin", "Add or Remove Armor", "Nothing"
set questionState to 1
endif

if ( questionState == 1 )
set button to GetButtonPressed

if ( button == 0 )
set questionState to 0
Activate

elseif ( button == 1 )
set questionState to 0
return
endif

endif

end

Im not much of a scripter so im a bit lost here.

There is already a mod available that allows mannequinss to holdf weapons called IIRC 'Weapon Wielding Mannequins'. But that need not stop you doing your own thing.

what im trying to do is have mannequins but not be able to pick them up and move them around, just static containers

weapon wielding mannequins allows you to carry them around.