The Board of Directors
Gorandel Trading Limited:

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement
(No. 333-8533) on Form S-3 of Armor Holdings Inc. of our report dated 15 April
1997, with respect to the balance sheet of Gorandel Trading Limited as of 
31 December 1996 and the related profit and loss account and cash flow 
statement for the period from 1 April 1996 to 31 December 1996, and of our
report dated 29 July 1996, with respect to the balance sheets of Gorandel
Trading Limited as of 31 March 1996 and 1995 and the related profit and loss
accounts and cash flow statements for each of the years then ended, which
reports appear in the Form 8-K/A-1 of Armor Holdings, Inc. dated 
11 August 1997.

/s/ KPMG
KPMG
London, England
11 August 1997