Weapons with Embedded Options

For magic weapons and armor that have multiple similar versions, it would be nice if it were easier to switch between versions. 

For instance, the weapons that have varying levels of being awakened, it’d be nice to able to switch from the uncommon to rare to very rare, etc

Another example would be the flame tongue weapons or +1, +2, and +3 weapons which can come in any variety. 

In addition to getting rid of some bloat in the inventory list, it would allow players to more easily upgrade or degrade their weapons, or switch form, depending on what’s appropriate for the situation/story. 

This would also allow extra functionality in homebrew items when a homebrewer may want certain enchantments to be available on multiple types of armor or weapons, without having to go through the extra steps of creating multiple separate items.