Abstract: A manually operable device for aligning and driving fasteners into material includes a barrel having a bore into which fasteners can be placed or dropped and the barrel capable of reaching difficult, narrow, tight spaces that are unreachable by a hammer. Disposed within the bore is a drive rod having a flat face for contacting and striking the fastener. A handle is connected to the drive rod and is manually reciprocated by the individual thereby transmitting reciprocable motion to the drive rod so that the drive rod can strike and drive the fastener into the material. When in operation the handle, the drive rod, and the nail are disposed in axial alignment thus maximizing the striking force of the drive rod against the fastener and enhancing the efficient use of the device.