Method of manufacturing a swivel hook having a stamped hook body and forged swivel connector

A method of constructing a swivel hook, the method comprising:

• (i) forming a hook body by way of a stamping process wherein the hook body is stamped from material having a generally uniform thickness, said hook body formed with a hook member at a first end and a generally rectangular, longitudinally oriented, stem at a second opposite end, said rectangular stem having a base portion connecting said stem to said hook body and an end portion that terminates in an outwardly disposed tip;
• (ii) forming a swivel connector by means of a forging process, said swivel connector having a first end securable over said rectangular stem of said hook body and a second end adapted to secure said swivel connector to a rope, cable, tether or object, said first end of said swivel connector having a generally circular bore therethrough for receiving said rectangular stem of said hook body, said bore dimensioned so as to permit rotational movement of said swivel connector about said rectangular stem when received thereon;
• (iii) placing a first washer having a rectangular shaped right angled bore over said stem;
• (iv) inserting said rectangular stem through said circular bore in said first end of said swivel connector;
• (v) placing a second washer having a generally rectangular shaped right angled bore over said rectangular stem and into abutment with said swivel connector with the end of said stem extending through said second washer;
• and, thereafter,
• (vi) peening said tip of said rectangular stem extending through said second washer to secure said second washer in place over said rectangular stem.