Mine Came ...I guess i would say semi sharp. It can hardly shave the hair of my arm, and it seems to tear paper more than cut it. I am quite happy with the thickness of the stock though, it definately seems more like a tank than another necker i have, so i feel like i could actually do some batoning if i had to, even point first batoning. debating on wether i want to take it to the local shop and have em touch it up, or do it myself, They do ok work with a belt, but nothing spectacular. and i only have a leather strop for my convex blades.