What kind of blade is a carton-slitter?
Source: FOUR PAST MIDNIGHT by Stephen King

He reached into his left pocket and drew out a knife with a long, sharp blade. Sam, who had spent three summers earning money for college as a stockboy, recognized it. It was a carton-slitter.

What kind of blade is a carton-slitter? A carton here means a case that carrys milk in it?

Question

What kind of blade is a carton-slitter?
Source: FOUR PAST MIDNIGHT by Stephen King

He reached into his left pocket and drew out a knife with a long, sharp blade. Sam, who had spent three summers earning money for college as a stockboy, recognized it. It was a carton-slitter.

What kind of blade is a carton-slitter? A carton here means a case that carrys milk in it?

Answer

Hi Cyanstar, yes you are correct in that cartons are like containers used to contain juice, milk or liquid of some sort. Although I have not read the book, I would assume that the carton-slitter is more like a craft knife or long shiv, (given the description as a knife)Perhaps more like a blade that is really long (usually straight like a ruler) that is extremely sharp on one side used for  cutting large objects such as cardboard.

Googling the carton-slitter only gives images of the carton-slitting machine for cutting the objects, but it may be possible to take one of the blades out of the machine and using it as a weapon.

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I think, well I'm guessing really, that it is 
...used to cut through cardboard;
...to open cardboard boxes quickly;
...often used in shops to cut away the cardboard and display the goods in the box without unpacking them.
Milk carton....a carton that holds milk.

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