SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION



                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549



                                    FORM 8-K



                                 CURRENT REPORT



                Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
                              Exchange Act of 1934



                        Date of Report: October 29, 2003




                            COMPX INTERNATIONAL INC.
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)



    Delaware                        1-13905                   57-0981653
  (State or other                 (Commission               (IRS Employer
  jurisdiction of                 File Number)               Identification
   incorporation)                                                 No.)



       5430 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1700, Dallas, TX               75240-2697
       (Address of principal executive offices)               (Zip Code)



                                 (972) 448-1400
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)



             (Former name or address, if changed since last report)







Item 9:  Regulation FD Disclosure
Item 12: Results of Operations and Financial Condition

         Pursuant  to  Items 9 and 12 of this  current  report,  the  registrant
hereby  furnishes  the  information  set  forth in the press  release  issued on
October  29,  2003,  a copy of which is  attached  hereto  as  Exhibit  99.1 and
incorporated herein by reference.

         The  information,  including the exhibit,  the registrant  furnishes in
this report is not deemed  "filed" for purposes of section 18 of the  Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,  or otherwise  subject to the  liabilities  of
that  section.  Registration  statements  or  other  documents  filed  with  the
Securities and Exchange  Commission  shall not incorporate  this  information by
reference, except as otherwise expressly stated in such filing.





                                    SIGNATURE


         Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
the  registrant  has duly  caused  this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                                   COMPX INTERNATIONAL INC.
                                                   (Registrant)




                                                   By:    /s/ A. Andrew R. Louis
                                                          ----------------------
                                                          A. Andrew R. Louis
                                                          Secretary




Date:  October 30, 2003







                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS


Exhibit No.       Description
-----------       --------------------------------------------------

99.1              Press release dated October 29, 2003 issued by CompX
                  International Inc.