Why aren't weapons described consistently?

[XuaXua]

Hand weapons are given basic information in order to differentiate each other.
Ranged weapons are not, especially thrown weapons.
When is it better to throw a tomahawk over a javelien?
A (regularly-sized) stone over a dart?
A steel dart over a regular tomahawk?
Shoot a crossbow vs. a bow?

Are silvered weapons more advantageous or is that just a very specific (chaotic; no undead since 0.8, right?) situational case (considering anti-orc branding has been removed...)?

[galehar]

My guess is the base damage isn't comparable between melee and thrown weapons, so showing it my be misleading. It's probably better to show it anyway though. We already do for launchers after all.
For silver, I think the description is explicit enough. It might be situational, but some of the monsters it works against are the most threatening in the game.

[rebthor]

My guess is the base damage isn't comparable between melee and thrown weapons, so showing it my be misleading. It's probably better to show it anyway though. We already do for launchers after all.
For silver, I think the description is explicit enough. It might be situational, but some of the monsters it works against are the most threatening in the game.

It's nice to take out OoF and Killer Klowns in 3-4 turns with silver ammo.