handle 14 having a trigger 15 mounted on the under side thereof is connected to and extends from one side of the head end 12 an air supply line 16 is in fluid communication with an air inlet port on the handle 14 of the tool 10 a staple magazine 18 is connected to the head end 12 and extends therefrom and spaced below the handle 14 thereof a walking stick assembly 20 fastens to the top and on the end face of the head end 12 on a vertical center line of the tool 10 a trigger actuating assembly 24 comprises a torque rod 40 which pivotally mounts in a sleeve 38 which is fastened to plate 34 adjacent the lower end of the walking stick assembly 20 and extends through the lower end of the handle 14 transverse relation thereto and in contact with the lower side of the trigger 15 a contact trip assembly 26 comprises a contact trip lever arm 46 which slidably mounts a trip guide 48 which is secured to the lower side of head end 12 of tool 10 adjacent the standard bostitch t 34 6 staple driving mechanism 13 a heel end pivot assembly 22 mounts to the heel end of the magazine 18 of the tool 10 referring to fig2 and 3 the walking stick assembly 20 comprises a stick 21 which extends upwardly and outwardly in a vertical plane from the head end 12 of the tool 10 at an approximate angle of 60 u00b0 to the horizontal an inverted.