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                                  EXHIBIT 32.1

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss.1350 (as adopted pursuant to ss.906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002), I the undersigned Chief Executive Officer of
National Presto Industries, Inc. (the "Company"), hereby certify that the Annual
Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2003 (the
"Report") fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that information contained in the Report
fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results
of operations of the Company.

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the
SEC or its Staff upon request.



Date: March 10, 2004                            /s/ M.J. Cohen
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                                                M. J. Cohen,
                                                Chief Executive Officer