I used a wire wheel to remove the scale then wiped them with linseed oil while they were still warm.
They were not punched, I dimpled them with a tiny ball peen, using tongs between the legs to hold them. Before I curled the hook. After normalizing and descaling I used a drill press to finish the hole inside the dimple.
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