diff --git a/Source/Entities/AHuman.cpp b/Source/Entities/AHuman.cpp
index 79cae5588b..f84fecb1bb 100644
--- a/Source/Entities/AHuman.cpp
+++ b/Source/Entities/AHuman.cpp
@@ -648,9 +648,9 @@ bool AHuman::EquipFirearm(bool doEquip) {
 		// Found proper device to equip, so make the switch!
 		if (pWeapon && pWeapon->IsWeapon()) {
 			if (doEquip) {
-				// Erase the inventory entry containing the device we now have switched to
-				*itr = 0;
-				m_Inventory.erase(itr);
+				// The next code may cause reallocation, so we can't just use the same pointer.
+				// Store how far into the inventory the device is, memory wise.
+				size_t device_offset = itr - m_Inventory.begin();
 
 				// Put back into the inventory what we had in our hands, if anything
 				if (HeldDevice* heldDevice = m_pFGArm->GetHeldDevice()) {
@@ -658,6 +658,13 @@ bool AHuman::EquipFirearm(bool doEquip) {
 					AddToInventoryBack(m_pFGArm->RemoveAttachable(heldDevice));
 				}
 
+				// We want to preserve inventory order, so rotate to the device in question.
+				std::rotate(m_Inventory.begin(), m_Inventory.begin() + device_offset, m_Inventory.end());
+
+				// Erase the inventory entry containing the device we now have switched to
+				*m_Inventory.begin() = 0;
+				m_Inventory.pop_front();
+
 				// Now put the device we were looking for and found into the hand
 				m_pFGArm->SetHeldDevice(pWeapon);
 				// Move the hand to a poisition so it looks like the new device was drawn from inventory
@@ -694,9 +701,9 @@ bool AHuman::EquipDeviceInGroup(std::string group, bool doEquip) {
 		// Found proper device to equip, so make the switch!
 		if (pDevice && pDevice->IsInGroup(group)) {
 			if (doEquip) {
-				// Erase the inventory entry containing the device we now have switched to
-				*itr = 0;
-				m_Inventory.erase(itr);
+				// The next code may cause reallocation, so we can't just use the same pointer.
+				// Store how far into the inventory the device is, memory wise.
+				size_t device_offset = itr - m_Inventory.begin();
 
 				// Put back into the inventory what we had in our hands, if anything
 				if (HeldDevice* heldDevice = m_pFGArm->GetHeldDevice()) {
@@ -713,6 +720,13 @@ bool AHuman::EquipDeviceInGroup(std::string group, bool doEquip) {
 					}
 				}
 
+				// We want to preserve inventory order, so rotate it to the device in question.
+				std::rotate(m_Inventory.begin(), m_Inventory.begin() + device_offset, m_Inventory.end());
+
+				// Erase the inventory entry containing the device we now have switched to
+				*m_Inventory.begin() = 0;
+				m_Inventory.pop_front();
+
 				// Now put the device we were looking for and found into the hand
 				m_pFGArm->SetHeldDevice(pDevice);
 				// Move the hand to a poisition so it looks like the new device was drawn from inventory
@@ -749,9 +763,9 @@ bool AHuman::EquipLoadedFirearmInGroup(std::string group, std::string excludeGro
 		// Found proper device to equip, so make the switch!
 		if (pFirearm && !pFirearm->NeedsReloading() && pFirearm->IsInGroup(group) && !pFirearm->IsInGroup(excludeGroup)) {
 			if (doEquip) {
-				// Erase the inventory entry containing the device we now have switched to
-				*itr = 0;
-				m_Inventory.erase(itr);
+				// The next code may cause reallocation, so we can't just use the same pointer.
+				// Store how far into the inventory the device is, memory wise.
+				size_t device_offset = itr - m_Inventory.begin();
 
 				// Put back into the inventory what we had in our hands, if anything
 				if (HeldDevice* heldDevice = m_pFGArm->GetHeldDevice()) {
@@ -759,6 +773,14 @@ bool AHuman::EquipLoadedFirearmInGroup(std::string group, std::string excludeGro
 					AddToInventoryBack(m_pFGArm->RemoveAttachable(heldDevice));
 				}
 
+				// We want to preserve inventory order, so rotate it to the device in question.
+				std::rotate(m_Inventory.begin(), m_Inventory.begin() + device_offset, m_Inventory.end());
+				m_Inventory.pop_front();
+
+				// Erase the inventory entry containing the device we now have switched to
+				*m_Inventory.begin() = 0;
+				m_Inventory.pop_front();
+
 				// Now put the device we were looking for and found into the hand
 				m_pFGArm->SetHeldDevice(pFirearm);
 				// Move the hand to a poisition so it looks like the new device was drawn from inventory
@@ -796,9 +818,9 @@ bool AHuman::EquipNamedDevice(const std::string& moduleName, const std::string&
 		// Found proper device to equip, so make the switch!
 		if (pDevice && (moduleName.empty() || pDevice->GetModuleName() == moduleName) && pDevice->GetPresetName() == presetName) {
 			if (doEquip) {
-				// Erase the inventory entry containing the device we now have switched to
-				*itr = 0;
-				m_Inventory.erase(itr);
+				// The next code may cause reallocation, so we can't just use the same pointer.
+				// Store how far into the inventory the device is, memory wise.
+				size_t device_offset = itr - m_Inventory.begin();
 
 				// Put back into the inventory what we had in our hands, if anything
 				if (HeldDevice* heldDevice = m_pFGArm->GetHeldDevice()) {
@@ -806,6 +828,13 @@ bool AHuman::EquipNamedDevice(const std::string& moduleName, const std::string&
 					AddToInventoryBack(m_pFGArm->RemoveAttachable(heldDevice));
 				}
 
+				// We want to preserve inventory order, so rotate to the device in question.
+				std::rotate(m_Inventory.begin(), m_Inventory.begin() + device_offset, m_Inventory.end());
+
+				// Erase the inventory entry containing the device.
+				*m_Inventory.begin() = 0;
+				m_Inventory.pop_front();
+
 				// Now put the device we were looking for and found into the hand
 				m_pFGArm->SetHeldDevice(pDevice);
 				// Move the hand to a poisition so it looks like the new device was drawn from inventory
@@ -844,9 +873,9 @@ bool AHuman::EquipThrowable(bool doEquip) {
 		if (pThrown) // && pThrown->IsWeapon())
 		{
 			if (doEquip) {
-				// Erase the inventory entry containing the device we now have switched to
-				*itr = 0;
-				m_Inventory.erase(itr);
+				// The next code may cause reallocation, so we can't just use the same pointer.
+				// Store how far into the inventory the device is, memory wise.
+				size_t device_offset = itr - m_Inventory.begin();
 
 				// Put back into the inventory what we had in our hands, if anything
 				if (HeldDevice* heldDevice = m_pFGArm->GetHeldDevice()) {
@@ -854,6 +883,13 @@ bool AHuman::EquipThrowable(bool doEquip) {
 					AddToInventoryBack(m_pFGArm->RemoveAttachable(heldDevice));
 				}
 
+				// We want to preserve inventory order, so rotate it to the device in question.
+				std::rotate(m_Inventory.begin(), m_Inventory.begin() + device_offset, m_Inventory.end());
+
+				// Erase the inventory entry containing the device we now have switched to
+				*m_Inventory.begin() = 0;
+				m_Inventory.pop_front();
+
 				// Now put the device we were looking for and found into the hand
 				m_pFGArm->SetHeldDevice(pThrown);
 				// Move the hand to a poisition so it looks like the new device was drawn from inventory
@@ -968,9 +1004,9 @@ bool AHuman::EquipShield() {
 		HeldDevice* pShield = dynamic_cast<HeldDevice*>(*itr);
 		// Found proper device to equip, so make the switch!
 		if (pShield && pShield->IsShield()) {
-			// Erase the inventory entry containing the device we now have switched to
-			*itr = 0;
-			m_Inventory.erase(itr);
+			// The next code may cause reallocation, so we can't just use the same pointer.
+			// Store how far into the inventory the device is, memory wise.
+			size_t device_offset = itr - m_Inventory.begin();
 
 			// Put back into the inventory what we had in our hands, if anything
 			if (HeldDevice* heldDevice = m_pFGArm->GetHeldDevice()) {
@@ -978,6 +1014,13 @@ bool AHuman::EquipShield() {
 				AddToInventoryBack(m_pFGArm->RemoveAttachable(heldDevice));
 			}
 
+			// We want to preserve inventory order, so rotate it to the device in question.
+			std::rotate(m_Inventory.begin(), m_Inventory.begin() + device_offset, m_Inventory.end());
+
+			// Erase the inventory entry containing the device we now have switched to
+			*m_Inventory.begin() = 0;
+			m_Inventory.pop_front();
+
 			// Now put the device we were looking for and found into the hand
 			m_pFGArm->SetHeldDevice(pShield);
 			// Move the hand to a poisition so it looks like the new device was drawn from inventory
@@ -1027,9 +1070,9 @@ bool AHuman::EquipShieldInBGArm(bool depositToFront) {
 		HeldDevice* pShield = dynamic_cast<HeldDevice*>(*itr);
 		// Found proper device to equip, so make the switch!
 		if (pShield && (pShield->IsShield() || pShield->IsDualWieldable())) {
-			// Erase the inventory entry containing the device we now have switched to
-			*itr = 0;
-			m_Inventory.erase(itr);
+			// The next code may cause reallocation, so we can't just use the same pointer.
+			// Store how far into the inventory the device is, memory wise.
+			size_t device_offset = itr - m_Inventory.begin();
 
 			// Put back into the inventory what we had in our hands, if anything
 			if (HeldDevice* heldDevice = m_pBGArm->GetHeldDevice()) {
@@ -1041,6 +1084,13 @@ bool AHuman::EquipShieldInBGArm(bool depositToFront) {
 				}
 			}
 
+			// We want to preserve inventory order, so rotate it to the device in question.
+			std::rotate(m_Inventory.begin(), m_Inventory.begin() + device_offset, m_Inventory.end());
+
+			// Erase the inventory entry containing the device we now have switched to
+			*m_Inventory.begin() = 0;
+			m_Inventory.pop_front();
+
 			// Now put the device we were looking for and found into the hand
 			m_pBGArm->SetHeldDevice(pShield);
 			// Move the hand to a poisition so it looks like the new device was drawn from inventory