diff --git a/doc/fixes34.4 b/doc/fixes34.4
index ba3bf3b95..47e0d6980 100644
--- a/doc/fixes34.4
+++ b/doc/fixes34.4
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ handle antholes more sensibly when ants aren't available
 cancelled nurses shouldn't say "Relax, this won't hurt a bit"
 check for hero location in digactualhole() before clearing u.utrap
 clear any pits that the hero digs in the vault guard's temporary corridor
+shattering a monster's weapon didn't work as intended for stack of N>1
 
 
 Platform- and/or Interface-Specific Fixes
diff --git a/include/extern.h b/include/extern.h
index f7bc8d887..393be35d5 100644
--- a/include/extern.h
+++ b/include/extern.h
@@ -1358,6 +1358,7 @@ E int FDECL(breamu, (struct monst *,struct attack *));
 E boolean FDECL(linedup, (XCHAR_P,XCHAR_P,XCHAR_P,XCHAR_P));
 E boolean FDECL(lined_up, (struct monst *));
 E struct obj *FDECL(m_carrying, (struct monst *,int));
+E void FDECL(m_useupall, (struct monst *,struct obj *));
 E void FDECL(m_useup, (struct monst *,struct obj *));
 E void FDECL(m_throw, (struct monst *,int,int,int,int,int,struct obj *));
 E boolean FDECL(hits_bars, (struct obj **,int,int,int,int));
diff --git a/src/mthrowu.c b/src/mthrowu.c
index c9b635ded..63b387a77 100644
--- a/src/mthrowu.c
+++ b/src/mthrowu.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	SCCS Id: @(#)mthrowu.c	3.5	2005/06/21	*/
+/*	SCCS Id: @(#)mthrowu.c	3.5	2006/03/29	*/
 /* Copyright (c) Stichting Mathematisch Centrum, Amsterdam, 1985. */
 /* NetHack may be freely redistributed.  See license for details. */
 
@@ -445,23 +445,32 @@ struct obj *obj;		/* missile (or stack providing it) */
 	}
 }
 
-/* Remove an item from the monster's inventory and destroy it. */
+/* remove an entire item from a monster's inventory; destroy that item */
+void
+m_useupall(mon, obj)
+struct monst *mon;
+struct obj *obj;
+{
+	obj_extract_self(obj);
+	possibly_unwield(mon, FALSE);
+	if (obj->owornmask) {
+	    mon->misc_worn_check &= ~obj->owornmask;
+	    update_mon_intrinsics(mon, obj, FALSE, FALSE);
+	}
+	obfree(obj, (struct obj*) 0);
+}
+
+/* remove one instance of an item from a monster's inventory */
 void
 m_useup(mon, obj)
 struct monst *mon;
 struct obj *obj;
 {
 	if (obj->quan > 1L) {
-		obj->quan--;
-		obj->owt = weight(obj);
+	    obj->quan--;
+	    obj->owt = weight(obj);
 	} else {
-		obj_extract_self(obj);
-		possibly_unwield(mon, FALSE);
-		if (obj->owornmask) {
-		    mon->misc_worn_check &= ~obj->owornmask;
-		    update_mon_intrinsics(mon, obj, FALSE, FALSE);
-		}
-		obfree(obj, (struct obj*) 0);
+	    m_useupall(mon, obj);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/uhitm.c b/src/uhitm.c
index a237e6668..6c5245acc 100644
--- a/src/uhitm.c
+++ b/src/uhitm.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	SCCS Id: @(#)uhitm.c	3.5	2005/11/30	*/
+/*	SCCS Id: @(#)uhitm.c	3.5	2006/03/29	*/
 /* Copyright (c) Stichting Mathematisch Centrum, Amsterdam, 1985. */
 /* NetHack may be freely redistributed.  See license for details. */
 
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ int thrown;
 			mon->weapon_check = NEED_WEAPON;
 			pline("%s from the force of your blow!",
 			      Yobjnam2(monwep, "shatter"));
-			m_useup(mon, monwep);
+			m_useupall(mon, monwep);
 			/* If someone just shattered MY weapon, I'd flee! */
 			if (rn2(4)) {
 			    monflee(mon, d(2,3), TRUE, TRUE);