• The Carter knife with black handle and stainless steel blade.
  • The Carbon Fiber Carter EDC pocket knife.
  • The Carter knife with black handle and black blade.
  • The Carter EDC pocket knife with Carryology styled handle.
  • The Carter EDC pocket knife in coyote tan.
  • The Carter knife with bone handle and black blade.
  • The Carter EDC pocket knife in OD green, orange, and black.
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  • The Carter knife with natural micarta handle and black blade.
  • The Carter knife with black micarta handle and damascus blade.
  • The Carter knife with OD green and orange accent case and black blade.
  • The Carter knife with OD green and orange accent case and black blade.
  • The Carter XL knife with orange handle and stainless steel blade.
  • The Carter knife with OD green micarta handle and stainless steel blade.
  • The Carter XL knife with OD green handle and stainless steel blade.
  • The Carter knife with OD green handle and black blade.
  • The Carter knife with black micarta handle and stainless steel blade.
  • The Carter knife with black handle and serrated, stainless steel blade.
  • The Carter knife with primer gray handle and stainless steel blade.
  • The Carter knife with black micarta handle and stainless steel blade.
  • The Carter
  • The Carter XL knife with black handle and stainless steel blade.
  • The Carter XL knife with black handle and stainless steel blade.
  • The Carter 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
  • The Carter knife with black handle and serrated, stainless steel blade.
  • The Carter
  • The Carter
  • The Carter knife with OD green micarta handle and stainless steel blade.
  • The orange and brown Carter pocket knife.
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  • 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 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.
  • 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 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 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.
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The Carter

The Carter

Our most advanced everyday-carry knife

$149.00
$149.00

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Color Black + 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.

Technical specifications

Blade Steel
VG-10
Blade Length
2.8" / 7.0 cm
Overall Length
6.5" / 16.7 cm
Weight
3.0 oz / 85 grams
Lock Type
Ambidextrous slide lock
Blade Shape
Drop point
Edge Type
Straight Edge
Opening Style
Ambidextrous thumb disc
Scale Material
Machined G10
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 and Carter XL vertical with blades open.

The Carter

Length : 6.5" / 16.7 cm

The Carter XL

Length : 7.8" / 19.8 cm

The pocket clip of the Carter 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.

Carter knife close up

Ambidextrous Design

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Thumb Disk

every detail considered

A sketch of the Carter 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 pocket knives on a truck bed in two sizes.

The Carter

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Reviewed by Matt F.
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Best in Class

IYKYK… James Brand has the most durable, functional, and well designed knives on the market, hands down. The Carter dominates any other option in its price range.

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Reviewed by Steve R.
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Well made and pretty knife.

I own several knives and most are automatic s. I prefer Brnchmade.

This one is smooth and feels good in my hand. The thumb drive blade is precise and very ergonomic.

I’d buy another, but only if it’s an automatic.

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Incredible knife!

Incredible knife. My first "quality" pocket knife. I've been using multitools to this point. Beautiful in it's design and razor sharp right out of the box.

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Reviewed by Colby H.
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Carpenter

The round top notch is so easy to open with and the single handed lock never fails, and it carries so well i forget its there. Best knife I've ever owned and will continue to own

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