January  29, 1999

Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street NW
Washington, DC  20549

RE:  Schedule 13G
Compx International, Inc. 
As of December 31, 1998

Gentlemen:

In  accordance  with  Section  13(d)(5)  of  the  Securities
Exchange  Act  of  1934,  attached please  find  a  copy  of
Schedule  13G for the above named company showing beneficial
ownership  of  5% or more as of December 31, 1998  filed  on
behalf of Eagle Asset Management, Inc.

Very truly yours,

Kenneth K. Koster
Senior Vice President, Administration
Chief Compliance Officer

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Enclosures

cc:  Office of the Corporate Secretary
Compx International, Inc.
200 Old Mill Road
Mauldin, SC  29662

Securities Division
New York Stock Exchange
11 Wall Street
New York, NY  10005

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549

Schedule 13G

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

Compx International, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock par value $.01 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)

20563P101
(CUSIP Number)

Check  the  following  box  if a fee  is  being  paid  with  this
statement  _____.   (A fee is not required  only  if  the  filing
person:    (1)  has  a  previous  statement  on  file   reporting
beneficial  ownership of more than five percent of the  class  of
securities  described in Item 1; and (2) has filed  no  amendment
subsequent thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent
or less of such class.)  (See Rule 13d-7.)

*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 the disclosures provided
in a prior cover page.

The  information  required in 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).

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CUSIP NO. 20563P101                                        13G

1  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON 
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Eagle Asset Management, Inc.      59-2385219

2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*  (A) ______
(B) ______

3  SEC USE ONLY

4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

State of Florida

NUMBER OF           5  SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES                   437,400
BENEFICIALLY          6  SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED                    - - -
AS OF                                                           
DECEMBER 31, 1998       7  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
BY EACH                   437,400
REPORTING            8  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON WITH                 - - -

9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

437,400                            

10    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
_____                   
[_____]           

11  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

7.12%                                                      

12  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

IA                        
_____________________________________________________________
*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
_____________________________________________________________

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Item 1(a) Name of Issuer:

Compx International, Inc.

Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executing Offices:

200 Old Mill Road
Mauldin, SC  29662

Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing:

Eagle Asset Management, Inc.

Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office:

880 Carillon Parkway
St. Petersburg, Florida  33716

Item 2(c) Citizenship:

Florida

Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities:

Common Stock par value $.01 per share

Item 2(e) CUSIP Number:

20563P101

Item 3    Type of Reporting Person:

(e)  Investment  Adviser  registered  under
Section 203 of the Investment Advisors Act of 1940

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Item 4   Ownership as of December 31, 1998:

(a)  Amount Beneficially Owned:

437,400 shares of common stock beneficially owned including:

No. of Shares
Eagle Asset Management, Inc.       437,400

(b)  Percent of Class:                     7.12%

(c)  Deemed Voting Power and Disposition Power:

(i)             (ii)            (iii)         (iv)
Deemed        Deemed
Deemed           Deemed         to have       to have
to have          to have        Sole Power    Shared Power
Sole Power       Shared Power   to Dispose    to Dispose
to Vote or       to Vote or     or to         or to
to Direct        to Direct      Direct the    Direct the
to Vote          to Vote        Disposition   Disposition

Eagle Asset   437,400          ----           437,400       ----
Management, Inc.

Item 5   Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:

If  this  statement is being filed to report the  fact
that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to  be
the  beneficial owner of more than five percent of the  class  of
securities, check the following.
(____)

Item 6   Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:

N/A

Item 7   Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired
the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company:

N/A

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Item 8   Identification and Classification of  Members  of the Group:   N/A

Item 9   Notice of Dissolution of Group:   N/A

Item 10  Certification:

By  signing  below I certify that to the  best  of  my
knowledge  and  belief,  the securities referred  to  above  were
acquired in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired
for  purpose  of  and  do  not have the  effect  of  changing  or
influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and were
not  acquired  in  connection with or as  a  participant  in  any
transaction having such purposes or effect.

Signature

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.

Date: January  29, 1999            EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.

__________________________________ 
Kenneth K. Koster
Senior Vice President, Administration
Chief Compliance Officer

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