• The Carbon Fiber Carter EDC pocket knife.
  • The Carter EDC slide lock folding pocket knife with black handle and stainless steel blade.
  • The Carter EDC slide lock folding pocket knife with black handle and black blade.
  • The Carter EDC slide lock pocket knife with Carryology styled handle.
  • The Carter EDC slide lock folding pocket knife in coyote tan.
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  • The Carter EDC folding slide lock pocket knife in OD green, orange, and black.
  • The Carter EDC slide lock folding pocket knife in rose gold and black.
  • The Carter EDC slide lock folding pocket knife with natural micarta handle and black blade.
  • The Carter EDC slide lock folding pocket knife with black micarta handle and a Damascus blade.
  • The Carter EDC folding slide lock pocket knife with OD green and orange accent case and black blade.
  • The Carter EDC folding slide lock pocket knife with OD green and orange accent case and black blade.
  • The Carter XL EDC folding slide lock pocket knife with orange handle and stainless steel blade.
  • The Carter EDC slide lock folding pocket knife with OD green micarta handle and stainless steel blade.
  • The Carter XL knife with OD green handle and stainless steel blade.
  • The Carter EDC slide lock folding pocket knife with OD green handle and black blade.
  • The Carter EDC slide lock folding pocket knife with black micarta handle and stainless steel blade.
  • The Carter EDC slide lock folding pocket knife with black handle and serrated, stainless steel blade.
  • The CarterEDC slide lock folding pocket knife with primer gray handle and stainless steel blade.
  • The Carter EDC slide lock folding pocket knife with black micarta handle and stainless steel blade.
  • The Carter XL modern EDC folding slide lock pocket knife with a black blade and handle.
  • The Carter XL modern EDC folding slide lock pocket knife with a stainless steel blade and black handle.
  • The Carter XL modern EDC folding slide lock pocket knife with a stainless steel blade and black handle.
  • The Carter EDC folding slide lock pocket knife with orange handle and stainless steel blade.
  • The Carter knife with corrosion-resistant VG-10 stainless steel blade.
  • The Carter knife with corrosion-resistant VG-10 stainless steel blade.
  • The Carter EDC slide lock folding pocket knife in bone and black.
  • The Carter EDC slide lock folding serrated pocket knife in stainless steel and black.
  • The Carter EDC slide lock folding pocket knife in tan and black.
  • The Carter EDC slide lock folding pocket knife in primer gray and stainless steel.
  • The Carter EDC slide lock folding pocket knife in OD green and stainless steel.
  • The Carter EDC slide lock folding pocket knife in orange and brown .
  • The Carter EDC slide lock folding pocket knife in brown, orange, and black.
  • The Carter EDC pocket knife in all black clip up.
  • The Carter EDC pocket knife in all black on a steel surface.
  • The pocket clip of the Carter EDC pocket knife in all black.
  • The pivot of the Carter EDC pocket knife in all black.
  • The Carter XL EDC pocket knife in all black clip up.
  • The Carter XL EDC pocket knife in all black on a steel surface.
  • The pivot of the Carter XL EDC pocket knife in all black.
  • The Carter XL EDC pocket knife in all black in a pocket.
  • The Carter XL EDC pocket knife in all black in hand.
  • The Carter XL EDC pocket knife in all black next to the original sized version.
  • The spine of the Carter EDC pocket knife in OD green, orange, and black.
  • The Carter EDC pocket knife in OD green, orange, and black.
  • The Carter EDC pocket knife in OD green, orange, and black clip up.
  • The pocket clip of the Carter EDC pocket knife in OD green, orange, and black.
  • The pivot of the Carter EDC pocket knife in OD green, orange, and black.
  • The Carter EDC pocket knife in OD green, orange, and black in hand.
  • The spine of the Carter XL EDC pocket knife in OD green, orange, and black.
  • The Carter XL EDC pocket knife in OD green, orange, and black clip up.
  • The Carter XL EDC pocket knife in OD green, orange, and black.
  • The pivot of the Carter XL EDC pocket knife in OD green, orange, and black.
  • The pocket clip of the Carter XL EDC pocket knife in OD green, orange, and black.
  • The Carter XL EDC pocket knife in OD green, orange, and black in hand.
  • The Carter EDC pocket knife in black and stainless clip up.
  • The Carter EDC pocket knife in black and stainless on a steel surface.
  • The pocket clip of the Carter EDC pocket knife in black and stainless.
  • The pivot of the Carter EDC pocket knife in black and stainless.
  • The Carter XL EDC pocket knife in black and stainless clip up.
  • The Carter XL EDC pocket knife in black and stainless on a steel surface.
  • The pocket clip of the Carter XL EDC pocket knife in black and stainless.
  • The pivot of the Carter XL EDC pocket knife in black and stainless.
  • The Carter XL EDC pocket knife in black and stainless in a pocket.
  • The Carter XL EDC pocket knife in black and stainless in hand.
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  • The Carter EDC pocket knife in black and stainless serrated clip up.
  • The Carter EDC pocket knife in black and stainless serrated on a steel surface.
  • The pocket clip of the Carter EDC pocket knife in black and stainless serrated.
  • The pivot of the Carter EDC pocket knife in black and stainless serrated.
  • The Carter EDC pocket knife in Damascus and stainless steel clip up.
  • The Carter EDC pocket knife in Damascus and stainless steel.
  • The pocket clip of the Carter EDC pocket knife in Damascus and stainless steel.
  • The pivot of the Carter EDC pocket knife in Damascus and stainless steel.
  • The Carter EDC pocket knife in OD green and stainless clip up.
  • The Carter EDC pocket knife in OD green and stainless on a steel surface.
  • The pocket clip of the Carter EDC pocket knife in OD green and stainless.
  • The pivot of the Carter EDC pocket knife in OD green and stainless.
  • The Carter XL EDC pocket knife in OD green and stainless on a steel surface.
  • The pocket clip of the Carter XL EDC pocket knife in OD green and stainless.
  • The pivot of the Carter XL EDC pocket knife in OD green and stainless.
  • The Carter XL EDC pocket knife in OD green and stainless in a pocket.
  • The Carter XL EDC pocket knife in OD green and stainless in hand.
  • The Carter XL EDC pocket knife in OD green and stainless next to the original sized version.
  • The Carter EDC pocket knife in black micarta and stainless clip up.
  • The Carter EDC pocket knife in black micarta and stainless on a steel surface.
  • The pocket clip of the Carter EDC pocket knife in black micarta and stainless.
  • The pivot of the Carter EDC pocket knife in black micarta and stainless.
  • The Carter EDC pocket knife in orange and stainless clip up.
  • The Carter EDC pocket knife in orange and stainless on a steel surface.
  • The pocket clip of the Carter EDC pocket knife in orange and stainless.
  • The pivot of the Carter EDC pocket knife in orange and stainless.
  • The Carter XL EDC pocket knife in orange and stainless clip up.
  • The Carter XL EDC pocket knife in orange and stainless on a steel surface.
  • The pivot of the Carter XL EDC pocket knife in orange and stainless.
  • The pocket clip of the Carter XL EDC pocket knife in orange and stainless.
  • The Carter EDC pocket knife in black and rose gold clip up.
  • The Carter EDC pocket knife in black and rose gold on a steel surface.
  • The pocket clip of the Carter EDC pocket knife in black and rose gold.
  • The pivot of the Carter EDC pocket knife in black and rose gold.
  • The Carter EDC pocket knife in bone and black clip up.
  • The Carter EDC pocket knife in bone and black on a steel surface.
  • The pocket clip of the Carter EDC pocket knife in bone and black.
  • The pivot of the Carter EDC pocket knife in bone and black.
  • The Carter EDC pocket knife in bone and black in hand.
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The Carter

The Carter

Our most advanced everyday-carry knife

$199.00
$199.00

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Color Carbon Fiber + Stainless

Blade Shape Straight

Size Medium

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With the Carter you get both brawn and beauty.

Featuring a slide-lock mechanism, a corrosion-resistant VG-10 stainless steel blade, fully-profiled G10, Micarta or carbon fiber scales and a deep-carry, reversible pocket clip, the Carter is the most advanced knife we’ve ever made. It's slim and lightweight, but fully capable in any environment. It's also fully ambidextrous, and the pocket clip can easily be removed. The thumb disc design means that the Carter is easy to use with one hand, so it's at the ready in all situations. The Carter is going to immediately earn its spot in your EDC rotation.

Product details

Award Winning Everyday Carry
Our most advanced everyday-carry knife, and always a top seller.
Multiple Sizes
Available in both regular and large sizes; choose the one that fits your needs/hands the best!
Blade Options
Also available in both straight and serrated options.
Carbon Fiber Scales
Lighter, stronger, radder.

Technical specifications

Blade Steel
VG-10
Blade Length
2.8" / 7.0 cm
Overall Length
6.5" / 16.7 cm
Weight
2.8 oz / 80 grams
Lock Type
Ambidextrous slide lock
Blade Shape
Drop point
Edge Type
Straight Edge
Opening Style
Ambidextrous thumb disc
Scale Material
Woven carbon fiber
Main Pivot
Stainless Steel / Torx T8
Hardware
Stainless Steel / Torx T6
Carry Style
Tip up
Clip Material
Stainless Steel
Clip Hardware
Torx T6
Bearing Style
Phosphor bronze washers
Designed In
Portland, Oregon
Made In
Yangjiang, China
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The Carter EDC folding slide lock pocket knife in XL and medium sizes.

The Carter

Length : 6.5" / 16.7 cm

The Carter XL

Length : 7.8" / 19.8 cm

A detail of The Carter EDC slide lock folding pocket knife in primer gray.
The pocket clip of the Carter EDC slide lock folding pocket knife in Natural micarta.

Form and Function.

The Carter features slide-lock technology, a first for us here at TJB. The slide-lock is secure, easy to understand and ambidextrous. It’s designed for use with one hand, and has been a staple mechanism of everyday carry knives for a long time.

A man slicing an avocado with his Carter EDC slide lock folding pocket knife by a river.

Ambidextrous Design

A man cutting fishing line with his Carter EDC slide lock folding pocket knife.

Thumb Disk

every detail considered

A sketch of the Carter EDC slide lock folding pocket knife.

Designed & Made Better

The VG-10 stainless steel blade has great edge-retention and corrosion resistance. VG-10 was designed to handle the abuse of the culinary world, but because of its amazing characteristics, it’s found a home in the world of everyday carry. The Carter is available with G10 scales or in natural Micarta; both are fully sculpted and feel amazing in hand. The opening style uses a symmetrical thumb-disc on top of the blade, making for easy, affirmative one-handed opening. The deep-carry pocket clip is our deepest ever. It’s easily reversible (using a Torx T6, not included).

The Carter is available in regular and XL sizes, so it will fit hands and jobs of all sizes. If you are looking for something that is discreet and rides easily in any pocket all day, stick with the standard Carter. If you've got bigger hands, and need a full-size knife for hardcore work day in and day out, the Carter XL is for you.

Two Carter EDC folding slide lock pocket knives on a truck bed in two sizes.

The Carter

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Reviewed by Jaime M.
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I recommend this product
Rated 5 out of 5
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my favorite EDC

The James Brand Carter is easily one of my favorite EDC knives. The design is sleek, the build quality is top-notch, and the blade is razor-sharp. It feels great in hand, the action is smooth, and the slide-lock makes it super easy to use. Whether for everyday tasks or outdoor adventures, it’s a perfect companion. Highly recommend!

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Reviewed by Todd T.
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Great knife

Very happy with this purchase.

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Reviewed by Michael R.
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Rated 5 out of 5
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Beautiful

Love everything about this knife. It’s super sharp ,looks great, and sits nicely in my pocket without getting in the wayl

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Reviewed by Thomas I.
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Rated 5 out of 5
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Fantastic

The best knife I've ever purchased right out of the box. I spent the same amount on other popular brands and they are cheaper built and not as well designed. Not my last purchase from you.

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Reviewed by Lucky
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Rated 5 out of 5
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Highly recommended

The Carter is an awesome everyday carry knife. The blade is sharp, holds its edge well, and opens smoothly. It feels great in hand—light but sturdy. Whether you're opening boxes or using it outdoors, it just works. Simple, reliable, and well-made. Highly recommend!

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