A two-component dispenser comprising - first and second push rods (24, 26) guided within the two-component dispenser; - first and second drive plate assemblies (52, 54) respectively associated with and embodied for engaging with the first and second push rods (24, 26); and - an actuation mechanism symmetrically arranged with respect to the first and second push rods (24, 26) and with respect to the first and second drive plate assemblies (52, 54), wherein the actuation mechanism can be displaced in an at least substantially linear manner between a release position and a plurality of dispensing positions and with the actuation mechanism engaging the first and second drive plate assemblies (52, 54) in the plurality of dispensing positions to respectively lock the first and second push rods (24, 26) by means of an engagement with the first and second drive plate assemblies (52, 54) and to entrain the first and second push rods (24, 26) in a dispensing direction of the two-component dispenser, wherein the actuation mechanism is actuated by means of a trigger lever connected thereto; and in that the trigger lever is connected to the actuation mechanism via a reducer transmission (44, 46) characterized in that when the actuation mechanism is in the release position, first and second brake plates (56, 58) respectively lock the first and second push rods (24, 26) with the first and second brake plates (56, 58) and fix the position of the first and second push rods (24, 26). - first and second push rods (24, 26) guided within the two-component dispenser; - first and second drive plate assemblies (52, 54) respectively associated with and embodied for engaging with the first and second push rods (24, 26); and - an actuation mechanism symmetrically arranged with respect to the first and second push rods (24, 26) and with respect to the first and second drive plate assemblies (52, 54), wherein the actuation mechanism can be displaced in an at least substantially linear manner between a release position and a plurality of dispensing positions and with the actuation mechanism engaging the first and second drive plate assemblies (52, 54) in the plurality of dispensing positions to respectively lock the first and second push rods (24, 26) by means of an engagement with the first and second drive plate assemblies (52, 54) and to entrain the first and second push rods (24, 26) in a dispensing direction of the two-component dispenser, wherein the actuation mechanism is actuated by means of a trigger lever connected thereto; and in that the trigger lever is connected to the actuation mechanism via a reducer transmission (44, 46) characterized in that when the actuation mechanism is in the release position, first and second brake plates (56, 58) respectively lock the first and second push rods (24, 26) with the first and second brake plates (56, 58) and fix the position of the first and second push rods (24, 26). the actuation mechanism is actuated by means of a trigger lever connected thereto; and in that the trigger lever is connected to the actuation mechanism via a reducer transmission (44, 46) characterized in that when the actuation mechanism is in the release position, first and second brake plates (56, 58) respectively lock the first and second push rods (24, 26) with the first and second brake plates (56, 58) and fix the position of the first and second push rods (24, 26).