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: July 27, 2004




                            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) 233-1700
              (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 July 27,
2004, 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:  July 27, 2004







                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS


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

99.1            Press release dated July 27, 2004 issued by CompX International
                Inc.