SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13D
                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                              (Amendment No.....) *

                       TRANSACT TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED
                                (Name of Issuer)

                                  COMMON STOCK
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    892918103
                                 (CUSIP Number)

SILVERMAN, COLLURA, CHERNIS & BALZANO, P.C., 381 Park Avenue South Suite 1601,
NY, NY 10016 Attn: Peter R. Silverman (212) 779-8600
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and
Communications)

                                  JULY 25, 1997
            (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously  filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the  acquisition  which is the subject of this  Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box [ ].

Note: Six copies of this statement, including all exhibits, should be filed with
the  Commission.  See Rule  13d-l(a) for other  parties to whom copies are to be
sent.

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting  person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for  any  subsequent   amendment   containing   information  which  would  alter
disclosures  provided  in a prior cover page.  The  information  required on the
remainder  of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed"  for the purpose
of Section  18 of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934  ("Act")  or  otherwise
subject to the  liabilities  of that  section of the Act but shall be subject to
all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).



CUSIP No. 892918103

     1)   Names of Reporting  Persons S. S. or I. R. S.  Identification  Nos. of
          Above Persons

               Jack Silver

     2)   Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

               (a)     N/A
               (b)     N/A


     3)   SEC Use Only


     4)   Source of Funds     AF   PF   OO


     5)   Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to Items
          2(d) or 2(e)


     6)   Citizenship or Place of Organization         U.S.A.


Number of Shares         (7) Sole Voting Power  588,029 Common Shares(1)

Beneficially
Owned by Each            (8) Shared Voting Power  N/A
Reporting Person
With

                         (9) Sole Dispositive Power 588,029 Common Shares(1)


                         (10) Shared Dispositive Power N/A


11)  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 

          588,029 Common Shares

12)  Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares     N/A


13)  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)     8.7%


14)  Type of Reporting Person      IN

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1    See Item 5, Infra.



Item 1.   Security and Issuer

     a.   The title of the class of equity  securities  to which this  statement
          relates is Common Stock

     b.   The name and address of the principal executive officers of the issuer
          of such securities is

          Transact Technologies, Inc., 7 Laser Lane, Wallingford, CT 06492

Item 2.   Identity and Background

     (a)  Jack Silver

     (b)  660 Madison Avenue, 15th Floor, New York, NY 10021

     (c)  Investor - Sherleigh  Associates,  660 Madison Avenue, 15th Floor, New
          York, New York 10021

     (d)  During the last five years,  I have not been  convicted  in a criminal
      proceeding.

     (e)  During  the  last  five  years  I have  not  been a  party  to a civil
     proceeding of a judicial or administrative  body of competent  jurisdiction
     and I am not  subject  to a  judgment,  decree  or  final  order  enjoining
     violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to federal or
     state  securities  laws or finding of any  violation  with  respect to such
     laws.

     (f)  U.S.A.

Item 3.   Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration

     The purchase price for the shares referenced in Item 5(a) is $1,472,533

     The source of the funds used to purchase these securities were funds of the
     Affiliates  as set forth in Item 5(c).  Purchases  for the  account of Jack
     Silver were made through a margin account with Generic Trading, Inc.

Item 4.   The Purpose of Transaction

     The purpose or purposes of the  acquisition  of securities of the issuer is
     investment.

     I have no plans or proposals which relate to or would result in

     (a)  The acquisition by any person of additional  securities of the issuer,
     or the disposition of securities of the issuer;

     (b)  An   extraordinary   corporate   transaction,   such   as  a   merger,
     reorganization  or  liquidation,   involving  the  issuer  or  any  of  its
     subsidiaries;

     (c)  A sale or transfer of a material amount of assets of the issuer or any
     of its subsidiaries;

     (d)  Any change in the present  board of  directors  or  management  of the
     management  of the issuer,  including  any plans or proposals to change the
     number or term of directors or to fill any existing vacancies on the board.

     (e)  Any material change in the present  capitalization  or dividend policy
     of the issuer;



     (f)  Any  other  material  change in the  issuer's  business  or  corporate
     structure,  including  but not limited  to, if the issuer is as  registered
     closed-end  investment company,  any plans or proposals to make any changes
     in its investment  policy for which a vote is required by section 13 of the
     Investment Company Act of 1940;

     (g)  Changes in the issuer's charter,  bylaws or instruments  corresponding
     thereto or other actions which may impede the acquisition of control of the
     issuer by any person;

     (h)  Causing a class of  securities  of the  issuer to be  delisted  from a
     national  securities  exchange or to cease to be authorized to be quoted in
     an  inter-dealer  quotation  system  of a  registered  national  securities
     association;

     (i)  A class of equity  securities  of the  issuer  becoming  eligible  for
     termination of registration pursuant to Section 12(g)(4) of the Act; or

     (j)  Any action similar to any of those enumerated above.

Item 5.   Interest in Securities of the Issuer

     (a)  The  aggregate  number  and  percentage  of the  class  of  securities
identified pursuant to Item 1 beneficially owned by me are as follows:

                                                               SHARES        %
                                                               ------      ----
    (1)   Jack Silver                                          215,132     36.6%
    (2)   Jack Silver and Shirley Silver Foundation              5,025       .8%
    (3)   Shirley Silver (my wife) as custodian for
           Leigh Silver (my child)                              10,050      1.7%
    (4)   Shirley Silver (my wife) as custodian for
           Romy Silver (my child)                               10,050      1.7%
    (5)   Shirley Silver Trust for Leigh Silver                 17,536      2.9%
    (6)   Shirley Silver Trust for Romy Silver                  17,536      2.9%
    (6)   Sherleigh Associates                                  20,100      3.4%
    (7)   Sherleigh Associates, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan       230,350     39.2%
    (8)   Sherleigh Associates, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension    62,250     10.6%

     (b)  The above  referenced  record  owners  have given me the sole power to
vote or to direct the vote of the above stated shares;  there is no shared power
to vote or to direct the vote of the above stated shares;  the above  referenced
record  owners  have  given  me the sole  power  to  dispose  or to  direct  the
disposition of the above stated  shares;  there is no shared power to dispose or
to direct the disposition of the above stated shares.

     (c)  The  following is a  description  of any  transaction  in the class of
securities  reported on that were affected  during the past 60 days or since the
most recent filing on Schedule 13D, whichever is less, by myself:

          (1)  Sherleigh Associates Profit Sharing Plan:
               Purchased 6,000 Shares at $12.00 per share   =   $ 72,000.00

     The foregoing  transactions  were  consummated  via brokerage  transactions
which occurred in the 60 day period predating this filing.

     (d)  There is no other  person  known to have the right to  receive  or the
power to direct the receipt of dividends  from or proceeds from the sale of such
securities.

     (e)  Not applicable.



Item 6.   Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships
          with Respect to Securities of the Issuer

     There  are no  contracts,  arrangements,  understandings  or  relationships
(legal or  otherwise)  among myself and between such persons and any person with
respect to any securities of the issuer including but not limited to transfer of
voting of any of the securities,  finders fees,  joint ventures,  loan or option
arrangements,  put or calls, guarantees of profits, division of profits or loss,
or the  giving  or  holding  of  proxies,  naming  the  persons  with  whom such
contracts, arrangements,  understandings or relationships have been entered into
and this includes such information for any of the securities that are pledged or
otherwise  subject to a contingency  the  occurrence of which would give another
person voting power or investment payor over such securities.

Item 7.   Material to be Filed as Exhibits.
               N/A



After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

July 30, 1997
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Date

       /s/ JACK SILVER
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Signature
         JACK SILVER
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Name/Title

The  original  statement  shall be signed by each  person  on whose  behalf  the
statement is filed or his authorized representative.  If the statement is signed
on behalf of a person by his authorized  representative (other than an executive
officer  or  general   partner  of  this   filing   person),   evidence  of  the
representative's  authority to sign on behalf of such person shall be filed with
the  statement,  provided,  however,  that a power of attorney  for this purpose
which is already on file with the Commission may be  incorporated  by reference.
The name and any title of each person who signs the statement  shall be typed or
printed beneath his signature.

Attention:  Intentional  misstatements  or omissions of fact constitute  Federal
criminal violations (See 18 U. S. C. 1001).