diff --git a/patches/server/0692-More-Projectile-API.patch b/patches/server/0692-More-Projectile-API.patch
index 8d64258e5b..ddeec71ec7 100644
--- a/patches/server/0692-More-Projectile-API.patch
+++ b/patches/server/0692-More-Projectile-API.patch
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ index 91c2d0b40d3fca86938cd454e1415a4eea3df7c7..de4fb2654c7895cfd83ad694455ee56c
 +    // Paper end - More projectile API
  }
 diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/entity/CraftAbstractArrow.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/entity/CraftAbstractArrow.java
-index 98f46fadd60ea688fefa8d83dbd6fe9b61b6a96f..d4e0170694409e674d488f913e61c205f6483712 100644
+index 98f46fadd60ea688fefa8d83dbd6fe9b61b6a96f..0cc1cdf91deb07ebb437ef5e61d149b2c109877f 100644
 --- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/entity/CraftAbstractArrow.java
 +++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/entity/CraftAbstractArrow.java
 @@ -60,20 +60,7 @@ public class CraftAbstractArrow extends AbstractProjectile implements AbstractAr
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ index 98f46fadd60ea688fefa8d83dbd6fe9b61b6a96f..d4e0170694409e674d488f913e61c205
 -        }
 -        this.getHandle().projectileSource = shooter;
 -    }
-+    // Paper - moved to AbstractProjectil
++    // Paper - moved to AbstractProjectile
  
      @Override
      public boolean isInBlock() {
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ index e4e23a7b6d308ee476b5b8c2ad80efe4608b8346..241914415f74e0559fef59aa3f87f3e3
      @Override
      public Vector getDirection() {
 diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/entity/CraftFirework.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/entity/CraftFirework.java
-index c9e15a9d82dee935293b2e7e233f5b9b2d822448..fedbfbac02b73382aacc69f8a1e5a3e746c55ea2 100644
+index c9e15a9d82dee935293b2e7e233f5b9b2d822448..3c31ff72f3e77ee0d9231fec5f15267c56799a7c 100644
 --- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/entity/CraftFirework.java
 +++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/entity/CraftFirework.java
 @@ -15,24 +15,26 @@ import org.bukkit.inventory.meta.FireworkMeta;
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ index c9e15a9d82dee935293b2e7e233f5b9b2d822448..fedbfbac02b73382aacc69f8a1e5a3e7
 -        if (this.item.getType() != Material.FIREWORK_ROCKET) {
 -            this.item.setType(Material.FIREWORK_ROCKET);
 -        }
-+//        Paper start - Expose firework item directly
++        // Paper start - Expose firework item directly
 +//        ItemStack item = this.getHandle().getEntityData().get(FireworkRocketEntity.DATA_ID_FIREWORKS_ITEM);
 +//
 +//        if (item.isEmpty()) {
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ index c9e15a9d82dee935293b2e7e233f5b9b2d822448..fedbfbac02b73382aacc69f8a1e5a3e7
 +    @Override
 +    public void setItem(org.bukkit.inventory.ItemStack itemStack) {
 +        FireworkMeta meta = getFireworkMeta();
-+        ItemStack nmsItem = itemStack == null ? ItemStack.EMPTY : CraftItemStack.asNMSCopy(itemStack);
++        ItemStack nmsItem = itemStack == null ? FireworkRocketEntity.getDefaultItem() : CraftItemStack.asNMSCopy(itemStack);
 +        this.getHandle().getEntityData().set(FireworkRocketEntity.DATA_ID_FIREWORKS_ITEM, nmsItem);
 +
 +        applyFireworkEffect(meta);
diff --git a/patches/server/1038-General-ItemMeta-fixes.patch b/patches/server/1038-General-ItemMeta-fixes.patch
index 481817c6be..26c5b27785 100644
--- a/patches/server/1038-General-ItemMeta-fixes.patch
+++ b/patches/server/1038-General-ItemMeta-fixes.patch
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ index f8c02fe01fd95aa5de8523c9ad452d91f5d3c16f..4447c754458e9fdead003b4044bf2bee
          if (this.items == null) {
              this.items = new ArrayList<>();
 diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/inventory/CraftMetaColorableArmor.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/inventory/CraftMetaColorableArmor.java
-index 2c9ca54267579a210d4ea192517fc0fbce8e467a..20fdd48779237d1d91d5a8f2325cd9dc824e08b5 100644
+index 2c9ca54267579a210d4ea192517fc0fbce8e467a..4e423c4790d7b03c283c9a5fa94bce4a1153445e 100644
 --- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/inventory/CraftMetaColorableArmor.java
 +++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/inventory/CraftMetaColorableArmor.java
 @@ -22,16 +22,30 @@ public class CraftMetaColorableArmor extends CraftMetaArmor implements Colorable
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ index 2c9ca54267579a210d4ea192517fc0fbce8e467a..20fdd48779237d1d91d5a8f2325cd9dc
      );
  
 -    private Color color = DEFAULT_LEATHER_COLOR;
-+    private Integer color; // Paper - keep color component consistent with vanilla (top bytes are ignored)
++    private Integer color; // Paper - keep color component consistent with vanilla (top byte is ignored)
  
      CraftMetaColorableArmor(CraftMetaItem meta) {
          super(meta);
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ index 3f6c5cbbf63631e4b72dc43558651ea94f31ca78..da474a5b963d8e6769d120e9091e60ed
          return true;
      }
 diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/inventory/CraftMetaFirework.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/inventory/CraftMetaFirework.java
-index 8e0dd4b7a7a25a8beb27b507047bc48d8227627c..4c09c57c263b18ee2e0156cc4a49ac02a025c651 100644
+index 8e0dd4b7a7a25a8beb27b507047bc48d8227627c..77489c3ffaa3a72d4cf105499a77150fca6d8526 100644
 --- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/inventory/CraftMetaFirework.java
 +++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/inventory/CraftMetaFirework.java
 @@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class CraftMetaFirework extends CraftMetaItem implements FireworkMeta {
@@ -688,7 +688,7 @@ index 8e0dd4b7a7a25a8beb27b507047bc48d8227627c..4c09c57c263b18ee2e0156cc4a49ac02
  
          for (int color : colors) {
 -            effect.withColor(Color.fromRGB(color));
-+            effect.withColor(Color.fromRGB(color & 0xFFFFFF)); // Paper - try to keep color component consistent with vanilla (top bytes are ignored), this will however change the color component for out of bound color
++            effect.withColor(Color.fromRGB(color & 0xFFFFFF)); // Paper - try to keep color component consistent with vanilla (top byte is ignored), this will however change the color component for out of bound color
          }
  
          for (int color : explosion.fadeColors()) {
@@ -1105,7 +1105,7 @@ index 12a193db7475870e5107c86c7611bb4b92feacb8..c235b80b94fdb6c77766016114713cd5
          return (result != null) ? result : Optional.empty();
      }
 diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/inventory/CraftMetaLeatherArmor.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/inventory/CraftMetaLeatherArmor.java
-index 157a7b7351f48e68d2923c72ed3bbe3dcae21383..ce8cd736ababe3e6153efe27f943c027fb920fb2 100644
+index 157a7b7351f48e68d2923c72ed3bbe3dcae21383..70c0d4cc85c045d040a35cd406f3f7ce9b6a58fa 100644
 --- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/inventory/CraftMetaLeatherArmor.java
 +++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/inventory/CraftMetaLeatherArmor.java
 @@ -28,16 +28,30 @@ class CraftMetaLeatherArmor extends CraftMetaItem implements LeatherArmorMeta {
@@ -1113,7 +1113,7 @@ index 157a7b7351f48e68d2923c72ed3bbe3dcae21383..ce8cd736ababe3e6153efe27f943c027
      static final ItemMetaKeyType<DyedItemColor> COLOR = new ItemMetaKeyType<>(DataComponents.DYED_COLOR, "color");
  
 -    private Color color = DEFAULT_LEATHER_COLOR;
-+    private Integer color; // Paper - keep color component consistent with vanilla (top bytes are ignored)
++    private Integer color; // Paper - keep color component consistent with vanilla (top byte is ignored)
  
      CraftMetaLeatherArmor(CraftMetaItem meta) {
          super(meta);
@@ -1211,7 +1211,7 @@ index 157a7b7351f48e68d2923c72ed3bbe3dcae21383..ce8cd736ababe3e6153efe27f943c027
          if (CraftMetaLeatherArmor.hasColor(meta)) {
              tag.put(CraftMetaLeatherArmor.COLOR, new DyedItemColor(meta.getColor().asRGB(), !meta.hasItemFlag(ItemFlag.HIDE_DYE)));
 diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/inventory/CraftMetaMap.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/inventory/CraftMetaMap.java
-index d829f4da371b44e7480896118547734be400a314..b6c18563de5b0d7a5a4253bdd01e98d843ce3797 100644
+index d829f4da371b44e7480896118547734be400a314..0ff40e10ce8bab8010222ef7697d585430aeda03 100644
 --- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/inventory/CraftMetaMap.java
 +++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/inventory/CraftMetaMap.java
 @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class CraftMetaMap extends CraftMetaItem implements MapMeta {
@@ -1219,7 +1219,7 @@ index d829f4da371b44e7480896118547734be400a314..b6c18563de5b0d7a5a4253bdd01e98d8
      private Integer mapId;
      private byte scaling = CraftMetaMap.SCALING_EMPTY;
 -    private Color color;
-+    private Integer color; // Paper - keep color component consistent with vanilla (top bytes are ignored)
++    private Integer color; // Paper - keep color component consistent with vanilla (top byte is ignored)
  
      CraftMetaMap(CraftMetaItem meta) {
          super(meta);
@@ -1277,7 +1277,7 @@ index 7197c4f5698fd041c4db6d0f6a80c55f77661789..062ef890b42075adb5663453806dda3a
      }
  
 diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/inventory/CraftMetaPotion.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/inventory/CraftMetaPotion.java
-index db7f71af22d904de08d4badaa7f66d1286d5bf16..b34d581682b81760e35b1748e21a01f5473edf33 100644
+index db7f71af22d904de08d4badaa7f66d1286d5bf16..e32143e140db50a11cf602cf622d68b787c0d647 100644
 --- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/inventory/CraftMetaPotion.java
 +++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/inventory/CraftMetaPotion.java
 @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class CraftMetaPotion extends CraftMetaItem implements PotionMeta {
@@ -1285,7 +1285,7 @@ index db7f71af22d904de08d4badaa7f66d1286d5bf16..b34d581682b81760e35b1748e21a01f5
      private PotionType type;
      private List<PotionEffect> customEffects;
 -    private Color color;
-+    private Integer color; // Paper - keep color component consistent with vanilla (top bytes are ignored)
++    private Integer color; // Paper - keep color component consistent with vanilla (top byte is ignored)
  
      CraftMetaPotion(CraftMetaItem meta) {
          super(meta);