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                                 June 14, 1996


Eltron International, Inc.
41 Moreland Road
Simi Valley, CA  93065

Re:      Eltron International, Inc.
         Registration Statement on Form S-3

Gentlemen:

         We have acted as special counsel to Eltron International, Inc., a
California corporation (the "Company") in connection with the preparation of the
above-referenced Registration Statement on Form S-3 (the "Registration
Statement"), including a form of Prospectus included therein, which is to be
filed by the Company on June 14, 1996 with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission"). The Registration Statement relates to the
registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), of an
aggregate of 322,991 shares (the "Shares") of the Company's Common Stock, no par
value (the "Common Stock").

         In connection with this opinion, we have examined originals or copies,
certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of such documents as we
have deemed necessary or appropriate as a basis for the opinions set forth
herein, including (i) the Registration Statement, (ii) the Articles of
Incorporation and the Bylaws of the Company as amended to date, and (iii) such
other documents as we have deemed necessary or appropriate as a basis for the
opinions set forth below.

         In our examination, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures,
the legal capacity of all natural persons, the authenticity of all documents
submitted to us as originals, the conformity to original documents of all
documents submitted to us as certified or photostatic copies and the
authenticity of the originals of such latter documents. In making our
determination of documents executed by parties other than the Company, we have
assumed that such parties had the power, corporate or other, to enter into and
perform all obligations thereunder and have also assumed the due authorization
by all requisite action, corporate or other, and execution and delivery by such
parties of such documents and the validity and binding effect thereof. As to any
facts material to the opinions expressed herein which were not independently
established or verified, we have relied upon oral or written statements and
representations of officers and other representatives of the Company and others.

         Based upon and subject to the foregoing, we are of the opinion that the
Shares are legally issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

         This opinion is furnished to you solely for your benefit in connection
with the filing of the Registration Statement and is not to be used, circulated,
quoted or otherwise referred to for any other

                                   EXHIBIT 5.1
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Eltron International, Inc.
June 14, 1996
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purpose without our prior written consent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, we
hereby consent to the filing of this opinion with the Commission as Exhibit 5.1
to the Registration Statement. We also consent to the reference to our firm
under the heading "Legal Matters" in the Registration Statement. In giving this
consent, we do not admit that we come within the category of persons whose
consent is required under Section 7 of the Act or the rules and regulations of
the Commission.

                                                     Very truly yours,


                                                     TROY & GOULD
                                                     Professional Corporation