First round of fixes:

- Fixed swap hands finding the wrong index
- Fixed dual HANDS_LAYER reading for abductors
- Fixed old comments
- Removed lingering pieces of a previous version
- Finish hooking up stripping

code/__DEFINES/clothing.dm

@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
 #define slot_back			1
 #define slot_wear_mask		2
 #define slot_handcuffed		3
-#define slot_hands			4 //wherever you provide a slot for hands you provide slot_hands AND a hand index (1 to held_items.len)
-								//there are various helper procs to find an appropriate index
+#define slot_hands			4 //wherever you provide a slot for hands you provide slot_hands
+								//slot_hands as a slot will pick ANY available hand
 #define slot_belt			5
 #define slot_wear_id		6
 #define slot_ears			7

code/game/gamemodes/miniantags/abduction/machinery/console.dm

@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@
 	entry.name = target.name
 	entry.icon = target.icon
 	entry.icon_state = target.icon_state
-	entry.overlays = target.get_overlays_copy(list(HANDS_LAYER,HANDS_LAYER))
+	entry.overlays = target.get_overlays_copy(list(HANDS_LAYER))
 	for(var/i=1,i<=disguises.len,i++)
 		var/datum/icon_snapshot/temp = disguises[i]
 		if(temp.name == entry.name)

code/modules/mob/inventory.dm

@@ -228,10 +228,6 @@
 	return FALSE
 
 
-/*
-/mob/proc/drop_l_hand() //pending re-implementation
-/mob/proc/drop_r_hand()
-*/
 /mob/proc/drop_all_held_items()
 	if(!loc || !loc.allow_drop())
 		return

code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon.dm

@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
 
 /mob/living/carbon/swap_hand(held_index)
 	if(!held_index)
-		held_index = (held_index % held_items.len)+1
+		held_index = (active_hand_index % held_items.len)+1
 
 	var/obj/item/item_in_hand = src.get_active_held_item()
 	if(item_in_hand) //this segment checks if the item in your hand is twohanded.
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
 
 /mob/living/carbon/activate_hand(selhand) //l/r OR 1-held_items.len
 	if(!selhand)
-		selhand = (selhand % held_items.len)+1
+		selhand = (active_hand_index % held_items.len)+1
 
 	if(istext(selhand))
 		selhand = lowertext(selhand)

code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/update_icons.dm

@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ There are several things that need to be remembered:
 
 /mob/living/carbon/human/proc/get_overlays_copy(list/unwantedLayers)
 	var/list/out = new
-	for(var/i=1;i<=TOTAL_LAYERS;i++)
+	for(var/i in 1 to TOTAL_LAYERS)
 		if(overlays_standing[i])
 			if(i in unwantedLayers)
 				continue

code/modules/mob/living/carbon/inventory.dm

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/mob/living/carbon/get_item_by_slot(slot_id, hand_index)
+/mob/living/carbon/get_item_by_slot(slot_id)
 	switch(slot_id)
 		if(slot_back)
 			return back

code/modules/mob/living/living.dm

@@ -783,9 +783,15 @@
 					"<span class='userdanger'>[src] tries to remove [who]'s [what.name].</span>")
 	what.add_fingerprint(src)
 	if(do_mob(src, who, what.strip_delay))
-		if(what && what == who.get_item_by_slot(where) && Adjacent(who))
-			who.unEquip(what)
-			add_logs(src, who, "stripped", addition="of [what]")
+		if(what && Adjacent(who))
+			if(islist(where))
+				var/list/L = where
+				if(what == who.get_item_for_held_index(L[2]))
+					who.unEquip(what)
+					add_logs(src, who, "stripped", addition="of [what]")
+			if(what == who.get_item_by_slot(where))
+				who.unEquip(what)
+				add_logs(src, who, "stripped", addition="of [what]")
 
 // The src mob is trying to place an item on someone
 // Override if a certain mob should be behave differently when placing items (can't, for example)
@@ -795,14 +801,24 @@
 		src << "<span class='warning'>You can't put \the [what.name] on [who], it's stuck to your hand!</span>"
 		return
 	if(what)
-		if(!what.mob_can_equip(who, src, where, 1))
-			src << "<span class='warning'>\The [what.name] doesn't fit in that place!</span>"
-			return
+		var/list/where_list
+		if(islist(where))
+			where_list = where
+			if(!what.mob_can_equip(who, src, where[1], 1))
+				src << "<span class='warning'>\The [what.name] doesn't fit in that place!</span>"
+				return
+		else
+			if(!what.mob_can_equip(who, src, where, 1))
+				src << "<span class='warning'>\The [what.name] doesn't fit in that place!</span>"
+				return
 		visible_message("<span class='notice'>[src] tries to put [what] on [who].</span>")
 		if(do_mob(src, who, what.put_on_delay))
 			if(what && Adjacent(who))
 				unEquip(what)
-				who.equip_to_slot_if_possible(what, where, 0, 1)
+				if(where_list)
+					who.put_in_hand(what, where_list[2])
+				else
+					who.equip_to_slot_if_possible(what, where, 0, 1)
 				add_logs(src, who, "equipped", what)
 
 /mob/living/singularity_act()

code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/simple_animal.dm

@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@
 	if(!dextrous)
 		return ..()
 	if(!selhand)
-		selhand = (selhand % held_items.len)+1
+		selhand = (active_hand_index % held_items.len)+1
 	if(istext(selhand))
 		selhand = lowertext(selhand)
 		if(selhand == "right" || selhand == "r")
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@
 	if(!dextrous)
 		return ..()
 	if(!hand_index)
-		hand_index = (hand_index % held_items.len)+1
+		hand_index = (active_hand_index % held_items.len)+1
 	var/obj/item/held_item = get_active_held_item()
 	if(held_item)
 		if(istype(held_item, /obj/item/weapon/twohanded))

code/modules/mob/mob.dm

@@ -528,8 +528,13 @@ var/next_mob_id = 0
 	if(usr.canUseTopic(src, BE_CLOSE, NO_DEXTERY))
 		if(href_list["item"])
 			var/slot = text2num(href_list["item"])
-			var/obj/item/what = get_item_by_slot(slot)
-
+			var/hand_index = text2num(href_list["hand_index"])
+			var/obj/item/what
+			if(hand_index)
+				what = get_item_for_held_index(hand_index)
+				slot = list(slot,hand_index)
+			else
+				what = get_item_by_slot(slot)
 			if(what)
 				usr.stripPanelUnequip(what,src,slot)
 			else