User blog comment:JAlbor/Dawnguard: What Everyone Should Know/@comment-98.125.148.1-20120628050135/@comment-5376473-20120629045259

The Dwarven crossbow has a base damage of 22, whereas the normal Dawnguard Crossbow has a base damage of only 18. Since both can become Enhanced versions and ignore half of a targets armor, I personally favor the Dwarven Crossbow over the Dawnguard version hands down.