A hand-operable surgical clip applicator , the applicator comprising: a barrel having a first end and a second end , the second end formed as a first crimping surface and being able to accommodate a surgical clip; a crimping lever , the crimping lever pivotally connected to the barrel , the crimping lever having a second crimping surface and an opening peg integrally formed therewith, the second crimping surface being in opposition to the first crimping surface , the first crimping surface and the second crimping surface being biased away from one another; and a pushrod , which may abut, and in use does abut, the crimping lever and constrains the opening peg , the pushrod being slidably located within the barrel ; wherein the hand-operable surgical clip applicator is configured such that movement of the pushrod towards the second end of the barrel causes the pushrod to push the crimping lever , further causing the second crimping surface to close onto the first crimping surface , thereby in use urging a surgical clip from an open position towards a closed position, the pushrod comprising a transfer rod and a pusher , the pusher having a stop face , the transfer rod and pusher being slidably located within the barrel, the pusher including a slot through which a portion of the opening peg extends, wherein movement of the pushrod away from the second end of the barrel causes a surface formed by the slot in the pusher to pull the opening peg , further causing the second crimping surface to open away from the first crimping surface , and the hand-operable surgical clip applicator being characterised by the transfer rod and pusher being releasably connected together by a bayonet joint , and the pusher abutting the crimping lever and constraining the opening peg of the crimping lever . a barrel having a first end and a second end , the second end formed as a first crimping surface and being able to accommodate a surgical clip; a crimping lever , the crimping lever pivotally connected to the barrel , the crimping lever having a second crimping surface and an opening peg integrally formed therewith, the second crimping surface being in opposition to the first crimping surface , the first crimping surface and the second crimping surface being biased away from one another; and a pushrod , which may abut, and in use does abut, the crimping lever and constrains the opening peg , the pushrod being slidably located within the barrel ; wherein the hand-operable surgical clip applicator is configured such that movement of the pushrod towards the second end of the barrel causes the pushrod to push the crimping lever , further causing the second crimping surface to close onto the first crimping surface , thereby in use urging a surgical clip from an open position towards a closed position, the pushrod comprising a transfer rod and a pusher , the pusher having a stop face , the transfer rod and pusher being slidably located within the barrel, the pusher including a slot through which a portion of the opening peg extends, wherein movement of the pushrod away from the second end of the barrel causes a surface formed by the slot in the pusher to pull the opening peg , further causing the second crimping surface to open away from the first crimping surface , and the hand-operable surgical clip applicator being characterised by the transfer rod and pusher being releasably connected together by a bayonet joint , and the pusher abutting the crimping lever and constraining the opening peg of the crimping lever . <EOS>