User blog comment:XvLIGHTNINGvx/Skyrim's Weapons Will Not Degrade Over Time/@comment-4377592-20110904150149

They could put in a hardcore mode where weapons don't degrade by way of a points system but, certain weapon materials like iron will rust over a period of time and turn into the degraded versions like a iron dagger would become a rusty iron dagger or a glasse dagger would get chiped and you would have to take it to the smith to fix them. on the other hand items with enchaments or Dedric and above would stay the same.