COMPX INTERNATIONAL INC — Major Shareholding Notification 2002

Mar 7, 2002

SC 13G/A 1 doc1.htm Schedule 13G

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 1)*

Compx International, Inc. (Name of Issuer)
Common (Title of Class of Securities)
20563P101 (CUSIP Number)
Calendar Year 2001 (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

[	] Rule 13d-1(b)
[	] Rule 13d-1(c)
[	] Rule 13d-1(d)

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).

SCHEDULE 13G
CUSIP No. 20563P101
1.	Names of Reporting Persons. Rutabaga Capital Management I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only). 04-3451870
2.	Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) (a) [ ] (b) [ ]
3.	SEC USE ONLY
4.	Citizenship or Place of Organization Massachusetts
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With:	5.	Sole Voting Power 790510
	6.	Shared Voting Power 52600
	7.	Sole Dispositive Power 843110
	8.	Shared Dispositive Power NONE
9.	Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 843110
10.	Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See
Instructions) [ ]
11.	Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) 16.52%
12.	Type of Reporting Person IA
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Item 1. — (a)	Name of Issuer Compx International Inc.
(b)	Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices 5430 LBJ Freeway Suite 1700 Dallas, TX 75240-2697
Item 2.
(a)	Name of Person Filing Rutabaga Capital Management
(b)	Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence 64 Broad Street, 3rd Floor Boston, MA 02109
(c)	Citizenship Massachusetts
(d)	Title of Class of Securities Common
(e)	CUSIP Number 20563P101
Item 3.	If this statement is filed pursuant to
§§240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is
a:
(a)	[ ]	Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act
(15 U.S.C. 78o).
(b)	[ ]	Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15
U.S.C. 78c).
(c)	[ ]	Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act
(15 U.S.C. 78c).
(d)	[ ]	Investment company registered under section 8 of the
Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C 80a-8).
(e)	[X]	An investment adviser in accordance with
§240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
(f)	[ ]	An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in
accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
(g)	[ ]	A parent holding company or control person in accordance
with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
(h)	[ ]	A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);
(i)	[ ]	A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an
investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C.
80a-3);
(j)	[ ]	Group, in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).
Item 4.	Ownership.
(a)	Amount beneficially owned: 843110
(b)	Percent of class: 16.52%
(c)	Number of shares as to which the person has:
	(i)	Sole power to vote or to direct the vote 790510
	(ii)	Shared power to vote or to direct the vote 52600
	(iii)	Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 843110
	(iv)	Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of NONE

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 [ ].
Instruction: Dissolution of a group requires a
response to this item.
Item 6.	Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person
Item 7.	Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired
the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company
Item 8.	Identification and Classification of Members of the Group
Item 9.	Notice of Dissolution of Group
Item 10.	Certification
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge
and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary
course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with
the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and
were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any
transaction having that purpose 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: March 07, 2002
Rutabaga Capital Management
By:	/s/ Dana Cohen Dana Cohen
Title:	Partner

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