Abstract: A stapler having a pair of elongated members pivotally interconnected at first ends thereof by a hinge pin so that the opposite ends of the members can move toward and away from each other to effect a stapling operation. One of the members carries an anvil at its opposite end and the other member has means at the opposite end for dispensing staples through sheet material and against the anvil when the members are squeezed together by the hand after the sheet has been placed between the members. Such dispensing means includes a pair of relatively shiftable elements including a ram for dislodging and driving the end staple of a group of staples through an opening in one of the elements and toward the anvil. The members are provided with leg means on the lower ends thereof for positioning the stapler on a supporting surface in an upright, stabilized position so that the members can be grasped by the hand and moved together when the hand is squeezed.