Sahel spear with European pike/lance ? head

[colin henshaw]

Hi

Here are some images of a Sahel (maybe Hausa or thereabouts), spear with a head that looks like it came from a European lance or pike of some sort ?

Can anyone shed some light on this - possible origin and rough date of the spear point ?

The wooden haft has been cut away to fit the head and drilled in line with the holes in the metal shank, but there are no rivets or nails present.

Comments are welcome on this unusual weapon...

Also posted on the Ethnographic forum.