U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 

Washington, D.C. 20549 

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES 

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or 
Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* 
    Sandquist     Linda         M.
    (Last)        (First)      (Middle) 
   ------------------------------------ 
                     (Street) 
     c\o Mace Security International, Inc. 
    160 Benmont Ave. 

    (City)      (State)      (Zip) 
     Bennington, VT 05201  

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement 
     9/18/98 

3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary) 
4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol 
     Mace Security International, Inc. (MACE) 

5. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable) 
     _____ Director            _____ 10% Owner 
     __X__ Officer (give       _____ Other (specify 
                   title below)            below)
     Assistant Secretary & Assistant Treasurer

6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year) 

7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check applicable line) 
     __X__ Form filed by One Reporting Person 
     _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person 

Table 1 - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned 

1. Title of Security 

2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 

3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 

4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) 

*If the Form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see Instruction 
5(b)(v). 

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities 
beneficially owned directly or indirectly. 
(Print or Type Responses)

Form 3 (continued) Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned 
(e.g. puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) 
     Options to Purchase 

2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 
     Date Exercisable      Expiration Date 
     11/17/98                 11/17/13 

3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) 
     Title           Amount or Number of Shares 
     Common Stock             2500 

4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 
     $1.625 

5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) Indirect (I) (Instr.5) 
     D 

6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr.5) 

Explanation of Responses: 

/s/ Linda M. Sandquist                    10/7/98 
**Signature of Reporting Person     Date 

**Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute Federal 
Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). 

Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. 
If the space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.