So far the coolest looking weapon I've found is Molag Bol's mace. I'm playing as a assassin/thief Kahjiit and I find it matches my character's personality. He's not a bad guy--er, cat--but he's not afraid to do bad things if he has to.

Scimitar

Volendrung
Mace of Molag Bal
Rueful Axe

Dwemer, as usual.


Glass is fun in that overly ornate way.
Daedric...well yeah it's cool. But everybody picks daedric.

Chiming in to say the best modded weapon is the http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/downloads/file.php?id=6383. So lovely. http://static.skyrim.nexusmods.com/downloads/images/6383-4-1327180386.jpg

I like the Sanguine Rose.

Daedric Sword is off tha chain!!!

Steel greatsword. Classic, and awesome.

I have a bit of a hatred of over designed and oversized fantasy weapons in games, because I have an interest in medieval history and I know that a massive, chunky fantasy sword wouldn't be practical in construction or usage. Real war hammers were small one handed weapons, not bloody great sledgehammers which would get you dead before you managed to heft it.

I remember seeing John Howe say in an interview he had a bit of a struggle with the production when designing the gear for the Lord of the Rings movies; because he's a medieval weapon and armour expert and he wanted everything to look genuine rather than over the top fantasy. Fortunately he mostly got his way.

Since Morrowind all TES weapons have been fairly horrible to my sensibilities.

No love for the bound weapons? I can't resist the blue flaming bow.

Iron sword by far.

I find the more 'badass' a sword tries to look, the harder it fails in the process.

All the greatest swordsmen have never needed those elaborate adornments.

i forgot chillrend too it looks awesome as well.

i know fantasy looking weapons in a fantasy r.p.g. who would have thought it...

i love ebony weapons except the dagger i prefer orcish...

An ebony bow used by a beautiful Khajiit male... Just awesome. At least to me. I love how they look with robes and hoods.

My own.

http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/downloads/file.php?id=13640

Emphasis added for you.

I'm with you. Dawnbreaker looked very cool for the short time I used it. I got it early with my current character, and it was just perfect for the low levels. I love the look of daedric swords, but I have yet to use one at all because of my smithing path. Next toon . . .

Iron/steel weapons for me. The rest is way too over the top for my tastes. To be honest I haven't used any of the vanilla weapons above the low tier stuff for months.

haha ah fair point my bad

Blades sword and Imperial bow are my favourites.

i think ebony weapons look HORRIBLE.

i never use them. shame considering how good they are.

also why are you able to get them from white walkers so easily?