Browning 4518 (ca. 1970?) - Original bevel angle?

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I have inherited my Dad's Browning 4518 and would like to restore the edge. I suspect that it was re-ground at some point because when I placed it on a Lansky Sharpening system with the edge coloured by Sharpie ink it doesn't touch it even at 30 degrees. I plan to use it for skinning and processing deer, and wonder if 25 degrees might not be more suitable? Ideally, I would like to return it to the factory bevel.

After a google image search I returned a few images that show the original paperwork and can see that the first figure shows the bevel angle but for me it is too pixelated to make out (see links below)... any help here would be appreciated.

Thank you.

Images with paperwork:
https://dansknifecorner.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/pa2800424.jpg
https://img0.etsystatic.com/023/0/7995747/il_570xN.488973148_c8pz.jpg
https://www.gunsamerica.com/UserImages/5611/937716088/wm_1604725.jpg
 
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