The invention relates to a hand device (1) for transferring a film such as an adhesive, opaque or coloured material from a support strip (2) to a substrate. Said device has a casing (6) in which a supply reel (4) and a take-up reel (5) for the support strip (2) are disposed so as to rotate on the pivot bearings (11, 12). The pivot bearings (11, 12) are formed by two concentric bearings disposed in the region of a ring-like or hollow cylindrical horizontal joint (10), the socket-shaped bearings (13, 14, 15, 16 ) engaging with one other. One of the bearings (14) is rotationally fixed to the casing (6), while the other (16) is part of the corresponding reel (5). A non-return device (24) equipped with detent pawl (25) is provided for one of the reels (5). In order to ensure compact embodiment and cost-effective production, said detent pawl (25) is mounted on one bearing (11) in such a way that it is elastically flexible by the force of a spring and the toothed ring (26) is disposed on the other bearing.