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The blades are sharpened by hand, the angle can be anywhere from 22 to 24 inclusive.
Most of mine have been closer to this. My 810-1401 and 940-1 are closer to 30º inclusive, but most have not been.Almost all of my Benchmades came with 45+ inclusive out of the box.
I wish I got Benchmades like you guys did. Almost all of my Benchmades came with 45+ inclusive out of the box. Getting a new knife was always bittersweet to me, as I then had to spend hours reprofiling the edge.