Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-7851041-20130412033407/@comment-7692923-20130418173512

74.221.78.34 wrote: I just picked this up yesterday... and it has far more than 16 base damage. For me (level 35 focused in 1-handed fighting), it shows 43 points of damage.

each time you level up one handed, the damage of your weapons increases(0.1% each level i think).

plus the perks you have invested in one handed's Armsman perk...