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                                  EXHIBIT 23.1

               CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


                  We have issued our report dated February 13, 2004 accompanying
the consolidated financial statements and schedule included in the annual report
of National Presto Industries, Inc. and subsidiaries on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2003. We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference of
said report in the Registration Statement of National Presto Industries, Inc.
and subsidiaries on Form S-8 (File No. 33-46711, effective March 27, 1992).



/s/ Grant Thornton LLP
Minneapolis, Minnesota
March 5, 2004