diff --git a/src/game/chr/chraction.c b/src/game/chr/chraction.c
index c9f346f99..c8b7ef8d8 100644
--- a/src/game/chr/chraction.c
+++ b/src/game/chr/chraction.c
@@ -13985,64 +13985,29 @@ s32 chrConsiderGrenadeThrow(struct chrdata *chr, u32 entitytype, u32 entityid)
 	return done;
 }
 
-GLOBAL_ASM(
-glabel func0f03b97c
-/*  f03b97c:	27bdffd8 */ 	addiu	$sp,$sp,-40
-/*  f03b980:	afb00018 */ 	sw	$s0,0x18($sp)
-/*  f03b984:	00808025 */ 	or	$s0,$a0,$zero
-/*  f03b988:	afbf001c */ 	sw	$ra,0x1c($sp)
-/*  f03b98c:	afa60030 */ 	sw	$a2,0x30($sp)
-/*  f03b990:	10800003 */ 	beqz	$a0,.L0f03b9a0
-/*  f03b994:	00a03825 */ 	or	$a3,$a1,$zero
-/*  f03b998:	10000002 */ 	beqz	$zero,.L0f03b9a4
-/*  f03b99c:	908202fe */ 	lbu	$v0,0x2fe($a0)
-.L0f03b9a0:
-/*  f03b9a0:	00001025 */ 	or	$v0,$zero,$zero
-.L0f03b9a4:
-/*  f03b9a4:	24010002 */ 	addiu	$at,$zero,0x2
-/*  f03b9a8:	10410003 */ 	beq	$v0,$at,.L0f03b9b8
-/*  f03b9ac:	24010004 */ 	addiu	$at,$zero,0x4
-/*  f03b9b0:	14410003 */ 	bne	$v0,$at,.L0f03b9c0
-/*  f03b9b4:	00e02025 */ 	or	$a0,$a3,$zero
-.L0f03b9b8:
-/*  f03b9b8:	1000001d */ 	beqz	$zero,.L0f03ba30
-/*  f03b9bc:	00001025 */ 	or	$v0,$zero,$zero
-.L0f03b9c0:
-/*  f03b9c0:	93a50033 */ 	lbu	$a1,0x33($sp)
-/*  f03b9c4:	0fc22e20 */ 	jal	func0f08b880
-/*  f03b9c8:	02003025 */ 	or	$a2,$s0,$zero
-/*  f03b9cc:	50400018 */ 	beqzl	$v0,.L0f03ba30
-/*  f03b9d0:	00001025 */ 	or	$v0,$zero,$zero
-/*  f03b9d4:	8c4e0014 */ 	lw	$t6,0x14($v0)
-/*  f03b9d8:	51c00015 */ 	beqzl	$t6,.L0f03ba30
-/*  f03b9dc:	00001025 */ 	or	$v0,$zero,$zero
-/*  f03b9e0:	8c440018 */ 	lw	$a0,0x18($v0)
-/*  f03b9e4:	8c850014 */ 	lw	$a1,0x14($a0)
-/*  f03b9e8:	0c006bd6 */ 	jal	func0001af58
-/*  f03b9ec:	afa20024 */ 	sw	$v0,0x24($sp)
-/*  f03b9f0:	8fa30024 */ 	lw	$v1,0x24($sp)
-/*  f03b9f4:	8e05001c */ 	lw	$a1,0x1c($s0)
-/*  f03b9f8:	0fc181a6 */ 	jal	propReparent
-/*  f03b9fc:	8c640014 */ 	lw	$a0,0x14($v1)
-/*  f03ba00:	8fa30024 */ 	lw	$v1,0x24($sp)
-/*  f03ba04:	240f02d0 */ 	addiu	$t7,$zero,0x2d0
-/*  f03ba08:	24050001 */ 	addiu	$a1,$zero,0x1
-/*  f03ba0c:	a46f0062 */ 	sh	$t7,0x62($v1)
-/*  f03ba10:	0fc20a59 */ 	jal	propobjSetDropped
-/*  f03ba14:	8c640014 */ 	lw	$a0,0x14($v1)
-/*  f03ba18:	8e180014 */ 	lw	$t8,0x14($s0)
-/*  f03ba1c:	24020001 */ 	addiu	$v0,$zero,0x1
-/*  f03ba20:	37190001 */ 	ori	$t9,$t8,0x1
-/*  f03ba24:	10000002 */ 	beqz	$zero,.L0f03ba30
-/*  f03ba28:	ae190014 */ 	sw	$t9,0x14($s0)
-/*  f03ba2c:	00001025 */ 	or	$v0,$zero,$zero
-.L0f03ba30:
-/*  f03ba30:	8fbf001c */ 	lw	$ra,0x1c($sp)
-/*  f03ba34:	8fb00018 */ 	lw	$s0,0x18($sp)
-/*  f03ba38:	27bd0028 */ 	addiu	$sp,$sp,0x28
-/*  f03ba3c:	03e00008 */ 	jr	$ra
-/*  f03ba40:	00000000 */ 	sll	$zero,$zero,0x0
-);
+bool chrDropItem(struct chrdata *chr, u32 modelnum, u32 weaponnum)
+{
+	struct weaponobj *weapon;
+	u8 race = CHRRACE(chr);
+
+	if (race == RACE_DRCAROLL || race == RACE_ROBOT) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	weapon = func0f08b880(modelnum, (u8)weaponnum, chr);
+
+	if (weapon && weapon->base.prop) {
+		func0001af58(weapon->base.animdata, weapon->base.animdata->unk14);
+		propReparent(weapon->base.prop, chr->prop);
+		weapon->unk62 = 720;
+		propobjSetDropped(weapon->base.prop, 1);
+		chr->hidden |= CHRHFLAG_00000001;
+
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	return false;
+}
 
 GLOBAL_ASM(
 glabel func0f03ba44
diff --git a/src/game/chr/chrai.c b/src/game/chr/chrai.c
index fc3583132..067290079 100644
--- a/src/game/chr/chrai.c
+++ b/src/game/chr/chrai.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ bool (*g_CommandPointers[])(void) = {
 	/*0x0019*/ ai0019,
 	/*0x001a*/ ai001a,
 	/*0x001b*/ aiConsiderGrenadeThrow,
-	/*0x001c*/ ai001c,
+	/*0x001c*/ aiDropItem,
 	/*0x001d*/ aiJogToPad,
 	/*0x001e*/ aiGoToPadPreset,
 	/*0x001f*/ aiWalkToPad,
diff --git a/src/game/chr/chraicommands.c b/src/game/chr/chraicommands.c
index 8c2012545..81a60a2d8 100644
--- a/src/game/chr/chraicommands.c
+++ b/src/game/chr/chraicommands.c
@@ -880,12 +880,12 @@ bool aiConsiderGrenadeThrow(void)
 /**
  * @cmd 001c
  */
-bool ai001c(void)
+bool aiDropItem(void)
 {
 	u8 *cmd = g_Vars.ailist + g_Vars.aioffset;
-	u32 value = cmd[3] | (cmd[2] << 8);
+	u32 modelnum = cmd[3] | (cmd[2] << 8);
 
-	if (func0f03b97c(g_Vars.chrdata, value & 0xffff, cmd[4] & 0xff)) {
+	if (chrDropItem(g_Vars.chrdata, modelnum & 0xffff, cmd[4] & 0xff)) {
 		g_Vars.aioffset = chraiGoToLabel(g_Vars.ailist, g_Vars.aioffset, cmd[5]);
 	} else {
 		g_Vars.aioffset += 6;
diff --git a/src/include/commands.h b/src/include/commands.h
index c03e8d76a..193f33082 100644
--- a/src/include/commands.h
+++ b/src/include/commands.h
@@ -292,10 +292,13 @@
 	mkshort(value_2), \
 	label,
 
-#define cmd001c(u1, u2, label) \
+/**
+ * Makes the chr spawn the given item and drop it immediately.
+ */
+#define drop_item(modelnum, weaponnum, label) \
 	mkshort(0x001c), \
-	mkshort(u1), \
-	u2, \
+	mkshort(modelnum), \
+	weaponnum, \
 	label,
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/include/game/chr/chraction.h b/src/include/game/chr/chraction.h
index def7d40b0..88fb9cdef 100644
--- a/src/include/game/chr/chraction.h
+++ b/src/include/game/chr/chraction.h
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ u32 func0f03abd0(void);
 u32 func0f03aca0(struct chrdata *chr, u32 arg1, u32 arg2);
 u32 func0f03afac(struct chrdata *chr);
 u32 func0f03b1e0(struct chrdata *chr);
-u32 func0f03b97c(struct chrdata *chr, u32 arg1, u32 arg2);
+bool chrDropItem(struct chrdata *chr, u32 modelnum, u32 weaponnum);
 void func0f03ba44(struct chrdata *chr, u32 arg1, u32 arg2, u32 arg3);
 u32 chrTryPunchOrKick(struct chrdata *chr, u32 arg1);
 u32 func0f03c044(void);
diff --git a/src/include/game/chr/chraicommands.h b/src/include/game/chr/chraicommands.h
index a4b138d4b..9954416ce 100644
--- a/src/include/game/chr/chraicommands.h
+++ b/src/include/game/chr/chraicommands.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 /*0x0019*/ bool ai0019(void);
 /*0x001a*/ bool ai001a(void);
 /*0x001b*/ bool aiConsiderGrenadeThrow(void);
-/*0x001c*/ bool ai001c(void);
+/*0x001c*/ bool aiDropItem(void);
 /*0x001d*/ bool aiJogToPad(void);
 /*0x001e*/ bool aiGoToPadPreset(void);
 /*0x001f*/ bool aiWalkToPad(void);
diff --git a/src/include/lib/lib_1a500.h b/src/include/lib/lib_1a500.h
index b7b710650..03b8f1da7 100644
--- a/src/include/lib/lib_1a500.h
+++ b/src/include/lib/lib_1a500.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ void func0001ad34(struct animdata *animdata, struct coord *coord);
 u32 func0001ad5c(void);
 f32 func0001ae44(struct animdata *animdata);
 void func0001ae90(struct animdata *animdata, f32 arg1);
-u32 func0001af58(void);
+void func0001af58(struct animdata *animdata, f32 arg1);
 void func0001af64(struct animdata *animdata, f32 arg1);
 f32 func0001af80(struct animdata *animdata);
 u32 func0001af98(void);