diff --git a/src/hack.c b/src/hack.c
index f87f672bb..e2e3e60dc 100644
--- a/src/hack.c
+++ b/src/hack.c
@@ -1363,7 +1363,7 @@ domove()
 
         if (boulder)
             Strcpy(buf, ansimpleoname(boulder));
-        else if (solid)
+        else if (solid && glyph_is_cmap(glyph))
             Strcpy(buf, the(defsyms[glyph_to_cmap(glyph)].explanation));
         else if (!Underwater)
             Strcpy(buf, "thin air");
diff --git a/src/objnam.c b/src/objnam.c
index 3c5580c0d..afc79662d 100644
--- a/src/objnam.c
+++ b/src/objnam.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #define NUMOBUF 12
 
 STATIC_DCL char *FDECL(strprepend,(char *,const char *));
+STATIC_DCL short FDECL(rnd_otyp_by_wpnskill, (SCHAR_P));
 STATIC_DCL boolean FDECL(wishymatch, (const char *,const char *,BOOLEAN_P));
 STATIC_DCL char *NDECL(nextobuf);
 STATIC_DCL void FDECL(releaseobuf, (char *));
@@ -2277,6 +2278,27 @@ struct alt_spellings {
     { (const char *)0, 0 },
 };
 
+short
+rnd_otyp_by_wpnskill(skill)
+schar skill;
+{
+    int i,n = 0;
+    short otyp;
+    for (i = bases[WEAPON_CLASS]; i < NUM_OBJECTS && objects[i].oc_class == WEAPON_CLASS; i++)
+	if (objects[i].oc_skill == skill) {
+	    n++;
+	    otyp = i;
+	}
+    if (n > 0) {
+	n = rn2(n);
+	for (i = bases[WEAPON_CLASS]; i < NUM_OBJECTS && objects[i].oc_class == WEAPON_CLASS; i++)
+	    if (objects[i].oc_skill == skill)
+		if (--n < 0) return i;
+    }
+    return STRANGE_OBJECT;
+}
+
+
 /*
  * Return something wished for.  Specifying a null pointer for
  * the user request string results in a random object.  Otherwise,
@@ -3024,6 +3046,16 @@ wiztrap:
         }
     }
 
+    if (!oclass && !typ) {
+	if (!strncmpi(bp, "polearm", 7)) {
+	    typ = rnd_otyp_by_wpnskill(P_POLEARMS);
+	    goto typfnd;
+	} else if (!strncmpi(bp, "hammer", 6)) {
+	    typ = rnd_otyp_by_wpnskill(P_HAMMER);
+	    goto typfnd;
+	}
+    }
+
     if(!oclass) return((struct obj *)0);
 any:
     if(!oclass) oclass = wrpsym[rn2((int)sizeof(wrpsym))];
diff --git a/src/pager.c b/src/pager.c
index 280cf0a05..e8d7c168b 100644
--- a/src/pager.c
+++ b/src/pager.c
@@ -273,7 +273,8 @@ lookat(x, y, buf, monbuf)
 	Strcpy(buf, Is_airlevel(&u.uz) ? "cloudy area" : "fog/vapor cloud");
 	break;
     default:
-	Strcpy(buf,defsyms[glyph_to_cmap(glyph)].explanation);
+	if (glyph_is_cmap(glyph))
+	    Strcpy(buf,defsyms[glyph_to_cmap(glyph)].explanation);
 	break;
     }