diff --git a/doc/fixes3-7-0.txt b/doc/fixes3-7-0.txt
index f3b75d43b..86d46e5bf 100644
--- a/doc/fixes3-7-0.txt
+++ b/doc/fixes3-7-0.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-NHDT-Branch: NetHack-3.7 $:$NHDT-Revision: 1.799 $ $NHDT-Date: 1645223893 2022/02/18 22:38:13 $
+NHDT-Branch: NetHack-3.7 $:$NHDT-Revision: 1.806 $ $NHDT-Date: 1645298657 2022/02/19 19:24:17 $
 
 General Fixes and Modified Features
 -----------------------------------
@@ -1028,6 +1028,9 @@ when trapeffect_selector() returns 2 to caller mintrap(), meant to signify
 	returns that value too
 have com_pager() check for failed nhl_init(); probably can't actually happen
 	because the program would never get that far if lua init was failing
+rearranging first-kill and first-hit gamelog messages to get hit before kill
+	ordering resulted in "hit with a wielded weapon for first time" being
+	given twice if that hit was delivered via applied polearm
 
 curses: 'msg_window' option wasn't functional for curses unless the binary
 	also included tty support
diff --git a/src/dothrow.c b/src/dothrow.c
index 4b19cfe6a..b674eae37 100644
--- a/src/dothrow.c
+++ b/src/dothrow.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* NetHack 3.7	dothrow.c	$NHDT-Date: 1621037618 2021/05/15 00:13:38 $  $NHDT-Branch: NetHack-3.7 $:$NHDT-Revision: 1.199 $ */
+/* NetHack 3.7	dothrow.c	$NHDT-Date: 1645298658 2022/02/19 19:24:18 $  $NHDT-Branch: NetHack-3.7 $:$NHDT-Revision: 1.217 $ */
 /* Copyright (c) Stichting Mathematisch Centrum, Amsterdam, 1985. */
 /*-Copyright (c) Robert Patrick Rankin, 2013. */
 /* NetHack may be freely redistributed.  See license for details. */
@@ -1885,9 +1885,12 @@ thitmonst(
                     chopper = is_axe(obj);
 
             /* attack hits mon */
-            if (hmode == HMON_APPLIED)
-                if (!u.uconduct.weaphit++)
-                    livelog_printf(LL_CONDUCT, "hit with a wielded weapon for the first time");
+            if (hmode == HMON_APPLIED) { /* ranged hit with wielded polearm */
+                /* hmon()'s caller is expected to do this; however, hmon()
+                   delivers the "hit with wielded weapon for first time"
+                   gamelog message when applicable */
+                u.uconduct.weaphit++;
+            }
             if (hmon(mon, obj, hmode, dieroll)) { /* mon still alive */
                 if (mon->wormno)
                     cutworm(mon, g.bhitpos.x, g.bhitpos.y, chopper);
diff --git a/src/insight.c b/src/insight.c
index 1b7db8833..d1414fc06 100644
--- a/src/insight.c
+++ b/src/insight.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* NetHack 3.7	insight.c	$NHDT-Date: 1619640466 2021/04/28 20:07:46 $  $NHDT-Branch: NetHack-3.7 $:$NHDT-Revision: 1.35 $ */
+/* NetHack 3.7	insight.c	$NHDT-Date: 1645298661 2022/02/19 19:24:21 $  $NHDT-Branch: NetHack-3.7 $:$NHDT-Revision: 1.49 $ */
 /* Copyright (c) Stichting Mathematisch Centrum, Amsterdam, 1985. */
 /* NetHack may be freely redistributed.  See license for details. */
 
@@ -1985,8 +1985,8 @@ show_conduct(int final)
     if (!u.uconduct.weaphit) {
         you_have_never("hit with a wielded weapon");
     } else if (wizard) {
-        Sprintf(buf, "used a wielded weapon %ld time%s", u.uconduct.weaphit,
-                plur(u.uconduct.weaphit));
+        Sprintf(buf, "hit with a wielded weapon %ld time%s",
+                u.uconduct.weaphit, plur(u.uconduct.weaphit));
         you_have_X(buf);
     }
     if (!u.uconduct.killer)