How to import a gpg secret subkey into an existing secret key

gistfile1.txt

# The following example imports subkey DF6C5C29 into a secret keyring that 
# already contains 55C794A2

% gpg --list-secret-keys
sec   4096R/AF72A573 2012-06-17
uid                  Andrew Ho <[email protected]>
ssb   4096R/55C794A2 2012-06-17

% mkdir 55C794A2
% cd 55C794A2
% gpg --export-secret-key 55C794A2 | gpgsplit
% ls
000001-005.secret_key
000002-013.user_id
000003-002.sig
000004-013.user_id
000005-002.sig
000006-013.user_id
000007-002.sig
000008-007.secret_subkey
000009-002.sig
% cd ..

% gpg --delete-secret-and-public-keys AF72A573
% gpg --import ./DF6C5C29.asc
% gpg --list-secret-keys
sec   4096R/AF72A573 2012-06-17
uid                  Andrew Ho <[email protected]>
ssb   4096R/DF6C5C29 2012-06-17

% mkdir DF6C5C29
% cd DF6C5C29
% gpg --export-secret-key DF6C5C29 | gpgsplit
% cd ..

% cp DF6C5C29/000008-007.secret_subkey 55C794A2/000010-007.secret_subkey
% cp DF6C5C29/000009-002.sig 55C794A2/000011-002.sig
% cat DF6C5C29/* > ./combined.asc
% gpg --delete-secret-and-public-keys AF72A573
% gpg --import ./combined.asc

% gpg --list-secret-keys
sec   4096R/AF72A573 2012-06-17
uid                  Andrew Ho <[email protected]>
ssb   4096R/55C794A2 2012-06-17
ssb   4096R/DF6C5C29 2012-06-17