Does Raising A Weapon Skill(blade, Blunt, Etc.) Raise Damage Ratings?

[Ryuker]

So I just got francesco's mod and his pack of expanded weapons and armor from various sources.

 

Anyway it comes with a kick ass sycthe weapon, the first I found was ebony, however the damage rating is only 10! So I was wondering if its only ten damage rating becuase my blunt skill rating is low, or maybe the 300 weapons mod I also installed raise all the other weapons damage ratings but not the sycthe(in which case, how could I increase the sycthe's rating?....Contruction set?).

[Switch]

Yes, all damage ratings increase as you become more skilled. A Daedric Warhammer, for example, would have a damage rating of about 8 to someone who had only 5-10 Blunt skill. But to someone who's at 100, it'd be more like 30. So raise your Blunt and that should do some serious damage.

[skippybassplayer]

the defense rating of armor also goes up with your respective armor skills

[von Dragunewich]

the defense rating of armor also goes up with your respective armor skills

 

;D wooh - that's a releaf, I had begun to think that i'll have to manage with an armor rating of 2(!) for whole my life (my 1st light-armoured character :) )