Striking tool

A striking tool comprising:

• an elongated main housing (i) having a longitudinal axis extending in a first direction, which defines an up-down direction of the striking tool, and (ii) including a tool holder at a lower end of the main housing, the tool holder being configured to detachably hold an end tool;
• a pair of handles each extending from the main housing in a second direction crossing the first direction;
• a drive mechanism which drives the end tool in the first direction;
• a motor having an output shaft to drive the drive mechanism;
• and
• a slide guide that is slidably engageable with a battery for supplying electricity to the motor, wherein:
• the output shaft of the motor extends in a third direction crossing both the first direction and the second direction;
• the slide guide is provided at a portion that protrudes from the main housing in the second direction and at a position where the slide guide (i) overlaps with the pair of handles as viewed in the first direction but (ii) is spaced apart from the pair of handles in the first direction so as to define a gap in the first direction between the slide guide and the pair of handles;
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• the battery is engageable with the slide guide so as to be disposed at a lower side of the slide guide and so that a topmost surface of the battery (i) is parallel to a virtual plane formed by the second and third directions, (ii) faces the slide guide, and (iii) is parallel to an extension direction of the pair of handles.