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<ownershipDocument>

    <schemaVersion>X0201</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>4</documentType>
    <periodOfReport>2003-11-04</periodOfReport>
    <notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16>
    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000845752</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>ARMOR HOLDINGS INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>AH</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>

        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001134107</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>SCHILLER ROBERT</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O ARMOR HOLDINGS, INC.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>1400 MARSH LANDING PARKWAY</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>JACKSONVILLE</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>FL</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>32250</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
            <reportingOwnerRelationship>
        <isDirector>0</isDirector>
        <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
        <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
        <isOther>0</isOther>
        <officerTitle>Chief Oper. Off., CFO &amp; Secy</officerTitle>
    </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>

        <securityTitle>
            <value>Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share</value>
        </securityTitle>

        <transactionDate>
            <value>2003-11-04</value>
        </transactionDate>
    <transactionCoding>
        <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
        <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
        <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
    </transactionCoding>
        <transactionAmounts>

            <transactionShares>
                <value>150000</value>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </transactionShares>

            <transactionPricePerShare>
                <value>0</value>
            </transactionPricePerShare>

            <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                <value>A</value>
            </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
        </transactionAmounts>
        <postTransactionAmounts>

            <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                <value>264339</value>
                <footnoteId id="F2"/>
            </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
        </postTransactionAmounts>
        <ownershipNature>

            <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <value>D</value>
            </directOrIndirectOwnership>
        </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>

    </nonDerivativeTable>
    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Consists of a deferred performance stock bonus award from the issuer which vests on the date the closing price of the issuer's common stock equals $20 per share or more; provided, such $20 price per share is attained and maintained for five consecutive trading days on or before July 26, 2006 subject to acceleration under certain circumstances. Upon vesting, the payment of the deferred performance stock bonus award will be deferred for a period of five years after the vesting date subject to acceleration under certain circumstances. The issuer will not be obligated to pay the deferred performance stock bonus award upon a breach by the reporting person of his non-competition, non-solictation and confidentiality obligations to the issuer.
</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">The amount of securities reported as beneficially owned following the reported transaction includes 100,000 shares of common stock awarded to the reporting person by the issuer as a restricted stock award which vests on December 31, 2016, 5,223 shares of common stock awarded to the reporting person by the issuer as a restricted stock award which vests on December 31, 2004, and 3,442 shares of common stock awarded to the reporting person by the issuer as a restricted stock award which vests on January 1, 2004, in each case subject to acceleration under certain circumstances.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Robert R. Schiller</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2003-11-04</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

</ownershipDocument>

