Sharpening marks?

[KIVALO]

Mods, my apologies if this is the wrong forum.
Can anyone tell me how these marks on the blade edge got made? I assume from the initial sharpening? The seem to be fairly uniform in distance apart so Im just curious as to how the sharpening process would make these?

 

[r8shell]

Interesting. I've never seen a factory edge so blurry. You should return it to Benchmade and exchange it for a sharp one.

I'm sorry, but I couldn't help making a joke. If you can get a picture that focuses on the edge, rather than the background, you'll probably get some answers.

 

[KIVALO]

Thats the best I could get with my phone and I have now sharpened the blade so they are no longer visible at all.

 

[Jason B.]

Factory edges are done on a belt sander. That's the reason for the lines.