Abstract: An electric stapler comprising: a staple bending table; a main arm having a staple push-out blade at the forward edge thereof and supported turnably at the rear edge thereof; a sub-arm turnably supported by said main arm at a position other than the support point for rotation of said main arm; and a drive mechanism connected turnably to said sub-arm at a position more forward with respect to the support point of said sub-arm and imparting a rotary force in one direction to said sub-arm.