Light weight hand-operated stapler

A light weight hand-operated stapler which comprises

• a pressing cap;
• a plastic head covered by the pressing cap;
• a metal drive plate disposed at a front end of the plastic head;
• a base with an anvil at a front end thereof;
• a plastic magazine for holding staples which is connected to the base via a hanger and connected to the plastic head via a pin, and the magazine is in the form of an open box comprising a front wall, a left wall, a right wall and a bottom;
• a metal guide head disposed inside the plastic magazine at a front end thereof and substantially covering the front wall and front portions of the left wall, the right wall and the bottom of the plastic magazine;
• a first elastic mechanism for pushing the staples down the plastic magazine to reload the stapler;
• a second elastic member disposed between the pressing cap and the plastic head for pushing the pressing cap up to its original position after stapling;
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• a third elastic member disposed between the base and the plastic magazine for pushing the plastic magazine up to its original position after stapling.