Very interesting thread and as usual, a fine showing from you Charlie
I think the actual origins of Peach Pruner will be difficult to ascertain, likely a term given by marketing in knife companies. However, it seems reasonable to suggest that it is a Swayback pattern with a smaller/narrower than usual Pruner blade to differentiate it from some of the more rustic monsters amongst the Pruner pattern
Why Peach Pruner though?? Well, during Victorian/Edwardian times in England the nouveau riche and landed wealthy alike aspired to having their country mansions equipped with Hot Houses as a sign of prestige. These were either huge free standing glass-houses or very large structures against walls or buildings. All were lavishly heated via central heating fired by coke or coal with no expense spared. A good deal more pleasant to be in than the usual English houses rich or poor devoid of heat
Some had enormous complex boilers pumping water around pipes run through beds, walls or underfloor to heat these green-houses. The gardeners would be expected to grow vegetables and fruits year round for the table of the the rich and the guests they wished to impress. Some even grew Citrus fruits or Pineapple in Southern England while, Peaches, Nectarines & Grapes were much favoured. Peaches require quite a lot of attention, they flower early- February- and need to be hand pollinated as bees are still for the main, dormant. Peaches require careful pruning but I think a small sized knife would've been most suited to thinning the fruits out once they had set, the same for Grapes.
Whatever, the Peach Pruner is clearly a different beast from its other Pruner cousins !
Here's my Ablett, think I've seen a non curved Wharncliffe blade too, from him, thus an Ettrick not a Prumer- but would still do the job being a pattern with leverage and short sharp blade.
Might be rewarding to ask
@Jolipapa and
Âchillepattada
about the French versions of the Pruner - la serpette - some are burly but others might be smaller ones like the Peach Pruner here ?
Now I'm interested in getting a Wright Peach Pruner.....can we never settle down..??
Thanks, Will
. Where I live it's totally no use. But if you are interested Jean-Jacques is an adorable man 
