The orange peeler

[shadowrider]

If you're like me, chances are you've found yourself staring puzzled at your Minichamp or Executive, thinking: Why an orange peeler? Who on Earth (or in Ibach, Switzerland, actually) would come up with the idea to add such a bizzarre tool to a pocket knife? I know that on the 58mm line it was originally intended as a cut&pick blade, but the point still stands.

Well, I learned today that some pocket knives form the late 1800s or the beginning of the 1900s did indeed feature a similar implement. Below is an example of a knife manufactured in Sheffield, England. That specific orange peeler blade was apparently a registered design in England in 1920. Picture stolen from courtesy of eBay Canada, where the knife is currently being sold on (no affiliation with the seller).
I thought this could be of interest here, and a proof that the Swiss weren't all that crazy, after all.

[Aloha]

Now thats an orange peeler 

[spudley112]

I have found the orange peeler quite useful. I have certainly peeled oranges with it (super handy) but I have also found it to be a great "zip" blade for clamshell packages etc etc.

[Mike 56]

I will admit when I first looked the orange peeler I had my doubts that it would work but it did. Now that I know it also opens packages I think I need to keep an Executive or Mini Champ nearby.