weird question about the melee weapon

[Noxsa]

so i wonder, do the stats of the melee weapon mod affect the main weapon damage?
logic would state, no. BUT i'v seen games that do this.
i use a sub with spark, so if i use a melee weapon with spark mod, does that mod add to my main weapon?

[BurlsoL]

No, weapon mods only apply when the weapon is out.

You can still do some creative things with this, like putting a recover health on burn effect on your melee, get an enemy mostly dead before setting them on fire, and timing a quick melee attack during the moment that it dies. But there aren't too many applications of this that are worthwhile. Sadly the Moving Fortress buff from the axe heavy attack doesn't seem to apply the whole 8 seconds.

[Noxsa]

yea the question came from the idea, i seem to do more damage with the main weapon AK with frost when i use the melee frozen fish with a frost mod in, so i wonder if it had added to it some how, must have bin my imagination then. ohwell the game is to inconsistent to test.