diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/weaponry.dm b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/weaponry.dm
index 07eb74b3411..9f5a5fca8a8 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/weaponry.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/weaponry.dm
@@ -1,44 +1,5 @@
 /obj/item/weapon
 
-	var/unique_rename = 0 //allows renaming with a pen
-
-/obj/item/weapon/examine(mob/user)
-	..()
-	if(unique_rename)
-		user << "<span class='notice'>Use a pen on it to rename it or change its description.</span>"
-
-/obj/item/weapon/attackby(obj/item/I, mob/user, params)
-	if(unique_rename)
-		if(istype(I, /obj/item/weapon/pen))
-			var/penchoice = alert("What would you like to edit?", "Rename or change description?", "Rename", "Change description", "Cancel")
-			if(!qdeleted(src) && user.canUseTopic(src, BE_CLOSE))
-				if(penchoice == "Rename")
-					rename_weapon(user)
-				if(penchoice == "Change description")
-					redesc_weapon(user)
-	..()
-
-/obj/item/weapon/proc/rename_weapon(mob/M)
-	var/oldname = name
-	var/input = stripped_input(M,"What do you want to name /the [name]?", ,"", MAX_NAME_LEN)
-
-	if(!qdeleted(src) && M.canUseTopic(src, BE_CLOSE) && input != "")
-		name = input
-		M << "/The [oldname] has successfully been renamed to /the [input]."
-		return
-	else
-		return
-
-/obj/item/weapon/proc/redesc_weapon(mob/M)
-	var/input = stripped_input(M,"Describe your object here", ,"", 100)
-
-	if(!qdeleted(src) && M.canUseTopic(src, BE_CLOSE) && input != "")
-		desc = input
-		M << "You have successfully changed /the [name]'s description."
-		return
-	else
-		return
-
 /obj/item/weapon/banhammer
 	desc = "A banhammer"
 	name = "banhammer"
diff --git a/code/game/objects/objs.dm b/code/game/objects/objs.dm
index 05ddecfda1d..05f579f80e8 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/objs.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/objs.dm
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 	var/persistence_replacement = null //have something WAY too amazing to live to the next round? Set a new path here. Overuse of this var will make me upset.
 	var/is_frozen = FALSE
+	var/unique_rename = 0 // can you customize the description/name of the thing?
 
 
 /obj/New()
@@ -187,3 +188,44 @@
 /obj/vv_get_dropdown()
 	. = ..()
 	.["Delete all of type"] = "?_src_=vars;delall=\ref[src]"
+
+/obj/examine(mob/user)
+	..()
+	if(unique_rename)
+		user << "<span class='notice'>Use a pen on it to rename it or change its description.</span>"
+
+/obj/attackby(obj/item/I, mob/user, params)
+	if(unique_rename)
+		if(istype(I, /obj/item/weapon/pen))
+			var/penchoice = alert("What would you like to edit?", "Rename or change description?", "Rename", "Change description", "Cancel")
+			if(!qdeleted(src) && user.canUseTopic(src, BE_CLOSE))
+				if(penchoice == "Rename")
+					rename_obj(user)
+				if(penchoice == "Change description")
+					redesc_obj(user)
+	..()
+
+/obj/proc/rename_obj(mob/M)
+	var/input = stripped_input(M,"What do you want to name \the [name]?", ,"", MAX_NAME_LEN)
+	var/oldname = name
+
+	if(!qdeleted(src) && M.canUseTopic(src, BE_CLOSE) && input != "")
+		if(oldname == input)
+			M << "You changed \the [name] to... well... \the [name]."
+			return
+		else
+			name = input
+			M << "\The [oldname] has been successfully been renamed to \the [input]."
+			return
+	else
+		return
+
+/obj/proc/redesc_obj(mob/M)
+	var/input = stripped_input(M,"Describe \the [name] here", ,"", 100)
+
+	if(!qdeleted(src) && M.canUseTopic(src, BE_CLOSE) && input != "")
+		desc = input
+		M << "You have successfully changed \the [name]'s description."
+		return
+	else
+		return
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