diff --git a/src/dig.c b/src/dig.c
index 74b7e255c..e4e401bcf 100644
--- a/src/dig.c
+++ b/src/dig.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* NetHack 3.5	dig.c	$NHDT-Date: 1426465434 2015/03/16 00:23:54 $  $NHDT-Branch: debug $:$NHDT-Revision: 1.73 $ */
+/* NetHack 3.5	dig.c	$NHDT-Date: 1430697288 2015/05/03 23:54:48 $  $NHDT-Branch: master $:$NHDT-Revision: 1.86 $ */
 /* Copyright (c) Stichting Mathematisch Centrum, Amsterdam, 1985. */
 /* NetHack may be freely redistributed.  See license for details. */
 
@@ -1861,6 +1861,10 @@ long timeout;	/* unused */
 		setmnotwielded(obj->ocarry,obj);
 		MON_NOWEP(obj->ocarry);
 	    }
+	} else if (obj->where == OBJ_MIGRATING) {
+	    /* clear destination flag so that obfree()'s check for
+	       freeing a worn object doesn't get a false hit */
+	    obj->owornmask = 0L;
 	}
 	rot_organic(arg, timeout);
 	if (on_floor) {
diff --git a/src/mkobj.c b/src/mkobj.c
index 1d3a790f2..4458586d1 100644
--- a/src/mkobj.c
+++ b/src/mkobj.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* NetHack 3.5	mkobj.c	$NHDT-Date: 1430559882 2015/05/02 09:44:42 $  $NHDT-Branch: master $:$NHDT-Revision: 1.96 $ */
+/* NetHack 3.5	mkobj.c	$NHDT-Date: 1430697424 2015/05/03 23:57:04 $  $NHDT-Branch: master $:$NHDT-Revision: 1.97 $ */
 /* Copyright (c) Stichting Mathematisch Centrum, Amsterdam, 1985. */
 /* NetHack may be freely redistributed.  See license for details. */
 
@@ -2031,9 +2031,12 @@ const char *mesg;
 	    switch (obj->where) {
 	    case OBJ_INVENT:
 	    case OBJ_MINVENT:
-	    case OBJ_MIGRATING:
 		sanity_check_worn(obj);
 		break;
+	    case OBJ_MIGRATING:
+		/* migrating objects overload the owornmask field
+		   with a destination code; skip attempt to check it */
+		break;
 	    case OBJ_FLOOR:
 		/* note: ball and chain can also be OBJ_FREE, but not across
 		   turns so this sanity check shouldn't encounter that */
@@ -2179,6 +2182,7 @@ struct obj *obj;
 	/* [W_ART,W_ARTI are property bits for items which aren't worn] */
     };
     char maskbuf[60];
+    const char *what;
     unsigned long owornmask, allmask = 0L;
     int i, n = 0;
 
@@ -2211,8 +2215,7 @@ struct obj *obj;
 	insane_object(obj, ofmt0, maskbuf, (struct monst *)0);
     }
     if (n == 1 && (carried(obj) || (owornmask & (W_BALL|W_CHAIN)) != 0L)) {
-	const char *what = 0;
-
+	what = 0;
 	/* verify that obj in hero's invent (or ball/chain elsewhere)
 	   with owornmask of W_foo is the object pointed to by ufoo */
 	switch (owornmask) {
@@ -2256,11 +2259,24 @@ struct obj *obj;
 	    Sprintf(maskbuf, "worn mask 0x%08lx != %s", obj->owornmask, what);
 	    insane_object(obj, ofmt0, maskbuf, (struct monst *)0);
 	}
+    }
+    if (n == 1 && (carried(obj) || (owornmask & (W_BALL|W_CHAIN)) != 0L
+		   || mcarried(obj))) {
 	/* check for items worn in invalid slots; practically anything can
-	   be wielded/alt-wielded/quivered, so skip obj if it's one of those */
+	   be wielded/alt-wielded/quivered, so tests on those are limited */
 	what = 0;
 	if (owornmask & W_ARMOR) {
 	    if (obj->oclass != ARMOR_CLASS) what = "armor";
+	} else if (owornmask & (W_WEP|W_SWAPWEP|W_QUIVER)) {
+	    /* monsters don't maintain alternate weapon or quiver */
+	    if (mcarried(obj) && (owornmask & (W_SWAPWEP|W_QUIVER)) != 0L)
+		what = (owornmask & W_SWAPWEP) != 0L ? "monst alt weapon?"
+						     : "monst quiver?";
+	    /* hero can quiver gold but not wield it (hence not alt-wield
+	       it either); also catches monster wielding gold */
+	    else if (obj->oclass == COIN_CLASS
+		     && (owornmask & (W_WEP|W_SWAPWEP)) != 0L)
+		what = (owornmask & W_WEP) != 0L ? "weapon" : "alt weapon";
 	} else if (owornmask & W_AMUL) {
 	    if (obj->oclass != AMULET_CLASS) what = "amulet";
 	} else if (owornmask & W_RING) {
@@ -2273,16 +2289,19 @@ struct obj *obj;
 	    if (obj->oclass != BALL_CLASS) what = "chained ball";
 	} else if (owornmask & W_CHAIN) {
 	    if (obj->oclass != CHAIN_CLASS) what = "chain";
+	} else if (owornmask & W_SADDLE) {
+	    if (obj->otyp != SADDLE) what = "saddle";
 	}
 	if (what) {
 	    char oclassname[30];
+	    struct monst *mon = mcarried(obj) ? obj->ocarry : 0;
 
 	    /* if we've found a potion worn in the amulet slot,
 	       this yields "worn (potion amulet)" */
 	    Strcpy(oclassname, def_oc_syms[(uchar)obj->oclass].name);
 	    Sprintf(maskbuf, "worn (%s %s)",
 		    makesingular(oclassname), what);
-	    insane_object(obj, ofmt0, maskbuf, (struct monst *)0);
+	    insane_object(obj, ofmt0, maskbuf, mon);
 	}
     }
 #else	/* not (BETA || DEBUG) */