CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


         We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration
statement (No. 333-38765) on Form S-3, the registration statement (No.
333-38759) on Form S-4 and the registration statement (No. 333-71063) on Form
S-8 of Armor Holdings, Inc. of our report dated February 8, 1999, on our audit
of Defense Systems Colombia S.A. as of December 31, 1998, and for the year then
ended, which appears on page F-3 of Armor Holdings, Inc.'s annual report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998. We also consent to the
reference to our firm under the caption "Experts".



                                                      Deloitte & Touche

Santa fe de Bogota, Colombia
March 25, 1999