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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950137-03-002654
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20030502
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial statements and exhibits
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
FILED AS OF DATE:		20030506

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CHICAGO RIVET & MACHINE CO
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000019871
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	METALWORKING MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT [3540]
		IRS NUMBER:				360904920
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			IL
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-01227
		FILM NUMBER:		03683337

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		901 FRONTENAC RD
		STREET 2:		P O BOX 3061
		CITY:			NAPERVILLE
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60566
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6303578500

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		901 FRONTENAC RD
		STREET 2:		P O BOX 3061
		CITY:			NAPERVILLE
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60566
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                  -------------

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

          Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): May 2, 2003

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                           CHICAGO RIVET & MACHINE CO.

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               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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            ILLINOIS                         0-1227                          36-0904920
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of      (Commission File Number)     (IRS Employer Identification No.)
         Incorporation)
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                 901 Frontenac Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563
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               (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (630) 357-8500
                                                           --------------


              -----------------------------------------------------
          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)




<PAGE>
ITEM 7.   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.

      (c) Exhibits

      99.1 Press Release, dated May 2, 2003


ITEM 12.  RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

         On May 2, 2003, Chicago Rivet & Machine Co. (the "Company") issued a
press release announcing its earnings for the quarter ended March 31, 2003. The
press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

         The information furnished pursuant to this Current Report on Form 8-K
(including the exhibit hereto) shall not be considered "filed" under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be incorporated by
reference into future filings by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, or under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, unless the
Company expressly sets forth in such future filing that such information is to
be considered "filed" or incorporated by reference therein.







<PAGE>
                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



Date: May 6, 2003                       CHICAGO RIVET & MACHINE CO.


                                        By: /s/ John C. Osterman
                                        ------------------------------
                                        John C. Osterman
                                        President, Chief Operating
                                        Officer and Treasurer


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
  No.            Exhibits
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99.1             Press Release, dated May 2, 2003



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                                                                    Exhibit 99.1





                              For Immediate Release

                       Chicago Rivet & Machine Co. Reports
                           2003 First Quarter Earnings



Naperville, IL, May 2, 2003 -- Chicago Rivet & Machine Co. (AMEX, symbol CVR)
reported net income for the first quarter of 2003. Results are summarized below:

                           CHICAGO RIVET & MACHINE CO.
                  SUMMARY OF CONSOLIDATED RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
                       FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31


                                                     2003               2002
                                                 ------------       ------------
Net sales and lease revenue .................... $ 10,236,463       $ 10,452,326
Income before taxes ............................      709,241            947,116
Net income ......... ...........................      465,241            625,116
Net income per share............................          .48                .65
Average shares outstanding......................      966,132            967,132

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                    (All figures subject to year-end audit)



         Contact:  John Osterman
                   Chicago Rivet & Machine Co.
                   630-357-8500


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