UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC  20549

SCHEDULE 13G

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

(AMENDMENT NO. )*

CompX International Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)

Common
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(Title of Class of Securities)     

20563P101
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(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).

CUSIP No. 20563P101         13G               Page 1 of 1 Pages
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1        NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

MassMutual Institutional Funds -
MassMutual Small Cap Value Equity Fund

04-3420558
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2        CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF MEMBER OF A GROUP
(A)  _______

(B)  __x____
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3        SEC USE ONLY

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4        CITIZENSHIP OF PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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5        SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF
SHARES                  377,000
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BENEFICIALLY      6        SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY
EACH                    not applicable
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REPORTING         7        SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON
WITH                     377,000
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8        SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER     

not applicable       
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9        AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING  
PERSON 

377,000
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10       CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES  
CERTAIN SHARES *       
Not applicable

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11       PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

6.1%
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12       TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *

OO (Mutual Fund)
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*  SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!

ITEM 1(a).  Name of Issuer: CompX International Inc.

ITEM 1(b).  Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 

16825 Northchase Drive
Suite 1200
Houston, Texas  77060

ITEM 2(a).  Name of Person Filing:

This statement is filed on behalf of the MassMutual   
Institutional Funds - MassMutual Small Cap
Value Equity Fund by Massachusetts Mutual Life
Insurance Company as Investment Manager of the "Fund."

ITEM 2(b).  Address of Principal Business Office:

MASMUTUAL INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS
1295 State Street
Springfield, Massachusetts  01111

ITEM 2(c).  Citizenship

MASSMUTUAL INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS is
organized under the laws of the Commonwealth
of Massachusetts

ITEM 2(d).  Title of Class of Securities: Class A  Common Stock

ITEM 2(e).  CUSIP NUMBER:20563P101

ITEM 3.     This statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b)
by MassMutual Life Insurance Company
an insurance company as defined  in Section 3(a)(19),
as investment advisor to the MassMutual 
Institutional Funds, an open-end mutual fund.

ITEM 4.     Ownership:  

This statement if filed to report information as of 
December 31, 1998.

(a)  Amount Beneficially Owned:     

MassMutual Institutional Funds - MassMutual Small
Cap Value Equity Fund owns 377,000
shares of Class A Common Stock      

Total shares of common stock owned directly and     
indirectly: 377,000

The filing of this statement shall not be construed 
as an admission that the MassMutual Institutional Funds     
are for the purposes        of sections 13(d) and 13(g)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
beneficial owners of any common stock of the issuer.

(b)  Percent of Class:

Percentage of ownership is calculated as follows:

377,000 (shares held) / 6,145,000 (shares outstanding)
= 6.1%

(c)  Powers:

MassMutual Institutional Funds - MassMutual Small
Cap Value Equity Fund has the sole power
to vote or dispose of 377,000 shares
of common stock.

ITEM 5.     Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:

Not applicable

ITEM 6.     Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf
of Another Person:

Not applicable

ITEM 7.     Identification and Classification of the
Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being
Reported on by the Parent Holding Company:

Note applicable

ITEM 8.     Identification and Classification of Members
of the Group:       

Not applicable      

ITEM 9.     Notice of Dissolution of the Group: 

Not applicable

ITEM 10.    Certification:      

By signing below, MASSMUTUAL INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS -
MassMutual Small Cap Value Equity Fund
certifies to the best of its        knowledge and belief,
the securities referred to above were acquired in
the ordinary course of business and were not acquired
for the 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 purpose or effect.

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our
knowledge and belief, MassMutual Institution Funds -
MassMutual Small Cap Value Equity Fund
certifies that the information set forth in this
statement is true, complete and correct.

February 8, 1999
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Date                               

MASSMUTUAL INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS
MassMutual Small Cap Value Equity Fund

By:  signature                  

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Michael D. Hays
Chief Financial Officer