// if we allow acquirement-type items to be orcish, then 
    // there's a good chance that we'll just strip them of 

    // if we allow acquirement-type items to be orcish, then
    // there's a good chance that we'll just strip them of

                || weapon_skill(item) == SK_AXES)

                || weapon_skill(item) == SK_AXES
                || item.sub_type == WPN_CROSSBOW)

                || item.sub_type == WPN_BLOWGUN)

                || item.sub_type == WPN_BLOWGUN
                || item.sub_type == WPN_BOW
                || item.sub_type == WPN_HAND_CROSSBOW)

        case OBJ_WEAPONS:
            if (item.sub_type == WPN_HAND_CROSSBOW)
                return;
            break;