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               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                     Washington, D.C. 20549


                          FORM 10-K/A


                        AMENDMENT NO. 1
                               TO


                           FORM 10-K


        ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF
                 THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



          For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996


                 Commission File Number 1-1430


                    REYNOLDS METALS COMPANY

                     A Delaware Corporation
          (IRS Employer Identification No. 54-0355135)
6601 West Broad Street, P. O. Box 27003, Richmond, Virginia 23261-7003
                   Telephone:  (804) 281-2000

                             PART IV


Item 14.  EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES, AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

(a)  The consolidated financial statements and exhibits listed
     below are filed as a part of this report.

     (1)  Consolidated Financial Statements:          Previously
                                                        filed

          Consolidated statement of income and 
          retained earnings - Years ended December 31,
          1996, 1995 and 1994.

          Consolidated balance sheet - December 31, 
          1996 and 1995.

          Consolidated statement of cash flows - 
          Years ended December 31, 1996, 1995 and 1994.

          Notes to consolidated financial statements.

          Report of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors.

     (2)  Financial Statement Schedules

          This report omits all schedules for which provision is
          made in the applicable accounting regulations of the
          Securities and Exchange Commission because they are not
          required, are inapplicable or the required information
          has otherwise been given.
          
          This report omits individual financial statements of
          Reynolds Metals Company because the restricted net
          assets (as defined in Accounting Series Release 302) of
          all subsidiaries included in the consolidated financial
          statements filed, in the aggregate, do not exceed 25%
          of the consolidated net assets shown in the
          consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 1996.
          
          This report omits financial statements of all
          associated companies (20% to 50% owned) because no
          associated company is individually significant.

     (3)  Exhibits

          EXHIBIT 2     - None

       ** EXHIBIT 3.1   - Restated Certificate of Incorporation,
                          as amended

       ** EXHIBIT 3.2   - By-Laws, as amended

          EXHIBIT 4.1   - Restated Certificate of Incorporation.  
                          See EXHIBIT 3.1.

          EXHIBIT 4.2   - By-Laws.  See EXHIBIT 3.2.

        * EXHIBIT 4.3   - Indenture dated as of April 1, 1989 (the
                          "Indenture") between Reynolds Metals
                          Company and The Bank of New York, as
                          Trustee, relating to Debt Securities.
                          (File No. 1-1430, Form 10-Q Report for
                          the Quarter Ended March 31, 1989,
                          EXHIBIT 4(c))
_______________________
*  Incorporated by reference.
** Previously filed.
        * EXHIBIT 4.4   - Amendment No. 1 dated as of November 1,
                          1991 to the Indenture.  (File No. 1-
                          1430, 1991 Form 10-K Report, EXHIBIT
                          4.4)
        * EXHIBIT 4.5   - Rights Agreement dated as of November
                          23, 1987 (the "Rights Agreement")
                          between Reynolds Metals Company and The
                          Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A.  (File No. 1-
                          1430, Registration Statement on Form 8-A
                          dated November 23, 1987, pertaining to
                          Preferred Stock Purchase Rights, EXHIBIT
                          1)

        * EXHIBIT 4.6   - Amendment No. 1 dated as of December 19,
                          1991 to the Rights Agreement.  (File No.
                          1-1430, 1991 Form 10-K Report, EXHIBIT
                          4.11)

        * EXHIBIT 4.7   - Form of 9-3/8% Debenture due June 15, 1999.
                          (File No. 1-1430, Form 8-K Report dated
                          June 6, 1989, EXHIBIT 4)

        * EXHIBIT 4.8   - Form of Fixed Rate Medium-Term Note.
                          (Registration Statement No. 33-30882 on
                          Form S-3, dated August 31, 1989, EXHIBIT
                          4.3)

        * EXHIBIT 4.9   - Form of Floating Rate Medium-Term Note.
                          (Registration Statement No. 33-30882 on
                          Form S-3, dated August 31, 1989, EXHIBIT
                          4.4)

        * EXHIBIT 4.10  - Form of Book-Entry Fixed Rate Medium-Term Note.
                          (File No. 1-1430, 1991 Form 10-K Report,
                          EXHIBIT 4.15)

        * EXHIBIT 4.11  - Form of Book-Entry Floating Rate Medium-Term
                          Note.  (File No. 1-1430, 1991 Form 10-K
                          Report, EXHIBIT 4.16)

        * EXHIBIT 4.12  - Form of 9% Debenture due August 15, 2003.  (File
                          No. 1-1430, Form 8-K Report dated August
                          16, 1991, Exhibit 4(a))

        * EXHIBIT 4.13  - Articles of Continuance of Societe d'Aluminium
                          Reynolds du Canada, Ltee/Reynolds
                          Aluminum Company of Canada, Ltd.
                          (formerly known as Canadian Reynolds
                          Metals Company, Limited -- Societe
                          Canadienne de Metaux Reynolds, Limitee)
                          ("REYCAN"), as amended.  (File No. 1-
                          1430, 1995 Form 10-K Report, EXHIBIT
                          4.13)

        * EXHIBIT 4.14  - By-Laws of REYCAN, as amended.  (File No. 1-
                          1430, 1995 Form 10-K Report, EXHIBIT
                          4.14)

        * EXHIBIT 4.15  - Articles of Incorporation of Societe Canadienne
                          de Metaux Reynolds, Ltee/Canadian
                          Reynolds Metals Company, Ltd. ("CRM"),
                          as amended.  (File No. 1-1430, 1995 Form
                          10-K Report, EXHIBIT 4.15)

        * EXHIBIT 4.16  - By-Laws of CRM, as amended.  (File No. 1-1430,
                          1995 Form 10-K Report, EXHIBIT 4.16)


_______________________
*  Incorporated by reference.

        * EXHIBIT 4.17  - Indenture dated as of April 1, 1993 among REYCAN,
                          Reynolds Metals Company and The Bank of
                          New York, as Trustee.  (File No. 1-1430,
                          Form 8-K Report dated July 14, 1993,
                          EXHIBIT 4(a))

        * EXHIBIT 4.18  - First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of
                          December 18, 1995 among REYCAN, Reynolds
                          Metals Company, CRM and The Bank of New
                          York, as Trustee.  (File No. 1-1430,
                          1995 Form 10-K Report, EXHIBIT 4.18)

        * EXHIBIT 4.19  - Form of 6-5/8% Guaranteed Amortizing Note due July
                          15, 2002.  (File No. 1-1430, Form 8-K
                          Report dated July 14, 1993, EXHIBIT
                          4(d))

          EXHIBIT 9     - None

       =* EXHIBIT 10.1  - Reynolds
                          Metals Company 1987 Nonqualified Stock
                          Option Plan.  (Registration Statement
                          No. 33-13822 on Form S-8, dated April
                          28, 1987, EXHIBIT 28.1)

       =* EXHIBIT 10.2  - Reynolds Metals Company 1992 Nonqualified Stock
                          Option Plan.  (Registration Statement
                          No. 33-44400 on Form S-8, dated December
                          9, 1991, EXHIBIT 28.1)

       =* EXHIBIT 10.3  - Reynolds Metals Company Performance Incentive
                          Plan, as amended and restated effective
                          January 1, 1996.  (File No. 1-1430, Form
                          10-Q Report for the Quarter Ended March
                          31, 1995, EXHIBIT 10.4)

       =* EXHIBIT 10.4  - Agreement dated December 9, 1987 between Reynolds
                          Metals Company and Jeremiah J. Sheehan.
                          (File No. 1-1430, 1987 Form 10-K Report,
                          EXHIBIT 10.9)

       =* EXHIBIT 10.5  - Supplemental Death Benefit Plan for
                          Officers.  (File No. 1-1430, 1986 Form
                          10-K Report, EXHIBIT 10.8)

       =* EXHIBIT 10.6  - Financial Counseling Assistance Plan for Officers.
                          (File No. 1-1430, 1987 Form 10-K Report,
                          EXHIBIT 10.11)

       =* EXHIBIT 10.7  - Management Incentive Deferral Plan.
                          (File No. 1-1430, 1987 Form 10-K Report,
                          EXHIBIT 10.12)

       =* EXHIBIT 10.8  - Deferred Compensation Plan for Outside Directors
                          as Amended and Restated Effective
                          December 1, 1993.  (File No. 1-1430,
                          1993 Form 10-K Report, EXHIBIT 10.12)

       =* EXHIBIT 10.9  - Form of Indemnification Agreement for Directors
                          and Officers.  (File No. 1-1430, Form 8-
                          K Report dated April 29, 1987, EXHIBIT
                          28.3)


____________________________
*  Incorporated by reference.
=  Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement
   required to be filed as an exhibit pursuant to Item 601 of
   Regulation S-K.


       =* EXHIBIT 10.10 - Form of Executive Severance Agreement between
                          Reynolds Metals Company and key
                          executive personnel, including each of
                          the individuals (other than Donna C.
                          Dabney) listed in Item 4A of this
                          report.  (File No. 1-1430, 1987 Form 10-
                          K Report, EXHIBIT 10.18)

       =* EXHIBIT 10.11 - Amendment to Reynolds Metals Company 1987
                          Nonqualified Stock Option Plan effective
                          May 20, 1988.  (File No. 1-1430, Form 10-
                          Q Report for the Quarter Ended June 30,
                          1988, EXHIBIT 19(a))

       =* EXHIBIT 10.12 - Amendment to Reynolds Metals Company 1987
                          Nonqualified Stock Option Plan effective
                          October 21, 1988.  (File No. 1-1430,
                          Form 10-Q Report for the Quarter Ended
                          September 30, 1988, EXHIBIT 19(a))

       =* EXHIBIT 10.13 - Amendment to Reynolds Metals Company 1987
                          Nonqualified Stock Option Plan effective
                          January 1, 1987.  (File No. 1-1430, 1988
                          Form 10-K Report, EXHIBIT 10.22)

       =* EXHIBIT 10.14 - Form of Stock Option and Stock Appreciation
                          Right Agreement, as approved February
                          16, 1990 by the Compensation Committee
                          of the Company's Board of Directors.
                          (File No. 1-1430, 1989 Form 10-K Report,
                          EXHIBIT 10.24)

       =* EXHIBIT 10.15 - Amendment to Reynolds Metals Company
                          1987 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan
                          effective January 18, 1991.  (File No. 1-
                          1430, 1990 Form 10-K Report, EXHIBIT
                          10.26)

       =* EXHIBIT 10.16 - Letter Agreement dated January 18, 1991 between
                          Reynolds Metals Company and William O.
                          Bourke.  (File No. 1-1430, 1990 Form 10-
                          K Report, EXHIBIT 10.27)

       =* EXHIBIT 10.17 - Form of Stock Option Agreement, as approved
                          April 22, 1992 by the Compensation
                          Committee of the Company's Board of
                          Directors.  (File No. 1-1430, Form 10-Q
                          Report for the Quarter Ended March 31,
                          1992, EXHIBIT 28(a))

       =* EXHIBIT 10.18 - Consulting Agreement dated May 1, 1992
                          between Reynolds Metals Company and
                          William O. Bourke.  (File No. 1-1430,
                          Form 10-Q Report for the Quarter Ended
                          March 31, 1992, EXHIBIT 28(b))

       =* EXHIBIT 10.19 - Renewal dated February 18, 1994 of Consulting
                          Agreement dated May 1, 1992 between
                          Reynolds Metals Company and William O.
                          Bourke.  (File No. 1-1430, 1993 Form 10-
                          K Report, EXHIBIT 10.28)


____________________________
*  Incorporated by reference.
=  Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement
   required to be filed as an exhibit pursuant to Item 601 of
   Regulation S-K.


       =* EXHIBIT 10.20 - Reynolds Metals Company Restricted Stock Plan for
                          Outside Directors.  (Registration
                          Statement No. 33-53851 on Form S-8,
                          dated May 27, 1994, EXHIBIT 4.6)


       =* EXHIBIT 10.21 - Reynolds Metals Company New Management Incentive
                          Deferral Plan.  (File No. 1-1430, Form
                          10-Q Report for the Quarter Ended June
                          30, 1994, EXHIBIT 10.30)

       =* EXHIBIT 10.22 - Reynolds Metals Company Salary Deferral Plan for
                          Executives.  (File No. 1-1430, Form 10-Q
                          Report for the Quarter Ended June 30,
                          1994, EXHIBIT 10.31)

       =* EXHIBIT 10.23 - Reynolds Metals Company Supplemental Long Term
                          Disability Plan for Executives.  (File
                          No. 1-1430, Form 10-Q Report for the
                          Quarter Ended June 30, 1994, EXHIBIT
                          10.32)

       =* EXHIBIT 10.24 - Amendment to Reynolds Metals Company 1987
                          Nonqualified Stock Option Plan effective
                          August 19, 1994.  (File No. 1-1430, Form
                          10-Q Report for the Quarter Ended
                          September 30, 1994, EXHIBIT 10.34)

       =* EXHIBIT 10.25 - Amendment to Reynolds Metals Company 1992
                          Nonqualified Stock Option Plan effective
                          August 19, 1994.  (File No. 1-1430, Form
                          10-Q Report for the Quarter Ended
                          September 30, 1994, EXHIBIT 10.35)

       =* EXHIBIT 10.26 - Amendment to Reynolds Metals Company New
                          Management Incentive Deferral Plan
                          effective January 1, 1995.  (File No. 1-
                          1430, 1994 Form 10-K Report, EXHIBIT
                          10.36)

       =* EXHIBIT 10.27 - Form of Split Dollar Life Insurance Agreement
                          (Trustee Owner, Trustee Pays Premiums).
                          (File No. 1-1430, Form 10-Q Report for
                          the Quarter Ended June 30, 1995, EXHIBIT
                          10.34)

       =* EXHIBIT 10.28 - Form of Split Dollar Life Insurance Agreement
                          (Trustee Owner, Employee Pays Premium).
                          (File No. 1-1430, Form 10-Q Report for
                          the Quarter Ended June 30, 1995, EXHIBIT
                          10.35)

       =* EXHIBIT 10.29 - Form of Split Dollar Life Insurance Agreement
                          (Employee Owner, Employee Pays Premium).
                          (File No. 1-1430, Form 10-Q Report for
                          the Quarter Ended June 30, 1995, EXHIBIT
                          10.36)

       =* EXHIBIT 10.30 - Form of Split Dollar Life Insurance Agreement
                          (Third Party Owner, Third Party Pays
                          Premiums).  (File No. 1-1430, Form 10-Q
                          Report for the Quarter Ended June 30,
                          1995, EXHIBIT 10.37)


____________________________
*  Incorporated by reference.
=  Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement
   required to be filed as an exhibit pursuant to Item 601 of
   Regulation S-K.

       =* EXHIBIT 10.31 - Form of Split Dollar Life Insurance Agreement
                          (Third Party Owner, Employee Pays
                          Premiums).  (File No. 1-1430, Form 10-Q
                          Report for the Quarter Ended June 30,
                          1995, EXHIBIT 10.38)

       =* EXHIBIT 10.32 - Reynolds Metals Company 1996 Nonqualified Stock
                          Option Plan.  (Registration Statement
                          No. 333-03947 on Form S-8, dated May 17,
                          1996, EXHIBIT 4.6)

       =* EXHIBIT 10.33 - Amendment to Reynolds Metals Company 1992
                          Nonqualified Stock Option Plan effective
                          January 1, 1993.  (Registration
                          Statement No. 333-03947 on Form S-8,
                          dated May 17, 1996, EXHIBIT 99)

       =* EXHIBIT 10.34 - Form of Stock Option Agreement, as approved May
                          17, 1996 by the Compensation Committee
                          of the Company's Board of Directors.
                          (File No. 1-1430, Form 10-Q Report for
                          the Quarter Ended June 30, 1996, EXHIBIT
                          10.41)

       =* EXHIBIT 10.35 - Form of Three Party Stock Option Agreement, as
                          approved May 17, 1996 by the
                          Compensation Committee of the Company's
                          Board of Directors.  (File No. 1-1430,
                          Form 10-Q Report for the Quarter Ended
                          June 30, 1996, EXHIBIT 10.42)

       =* EXHIBIT 10.36 - Stock Option Agreement dated August 30, 1996
                          between Reynolds Metals Company and
                          Jeremiah J. Sheehan.  (File No. 1-1430,
                          Form 10-Q Report for the Quarter Ended
                          September 30, 1996, EXHIBIT 10.43)

       =* EXHIBIT 10.37 - Amendment to Deferred Compensation Plan for
                          Outside Directors effective August 15,
                          1996.  (File No. 1-1430, Form 10-Q
                          Report for the Quarter Ended September
                          30, 1996, EXHIBIT 10.44)

        = EXHIBIT 10.38 - Amendment to Reynolds Metals Company New
                          Management Incentive Deferral Plan
                          effective January 1, 1996

        = EXHIBIT 10.39 - Amendment to Reynolds Metals Company Performance
                          Incentive Plan effective January 1, 1996

        = EXHIBIT 10.40 - Reynolds Metals Company Supplemental Incentive
                          Plan

        = EXHIBIT 10.41 - Reynolds Metals Company Stock Plan for Outside
                          Directors

        = EXHIBIT 10.42 - Special Executive Severance Package for Certain
                          Employees who Terminate Employment
                          between January 1, 1997 and June 30,
                          1998, as approved by the Compensation
                          Committee of the Company's Board of
                          Directors on January 17, 1997


____________________________
*  Incorporated by reference.
=  Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement
   required to be filed as an exhibit pursuant to Item 601 of
   Regulation S-K.


        = EXHIBIT 10.43 - Special Award Program for Certain Executives or
                          Key Employees, as approved by the
                          Compensation Committee of the Company's
                          Board of Directors on January 17, 1997

       ** EXHIBIT 11    - Computation of Earnings Per Share

          EXHIBIT 12    - Not applicable

          EXHIBIT 13    - Not applicable

          EXHIBIT 16    - Not applicable

          EXHIBIT 18    - None

       ** EXHIBIT 21    - List of Subsidiaries of Reynolds Metals
                          Company

          EXHIBIT 22    - None

       ** EXHIBIT 23    - Consent of Independent Auditors

       ** EXHIBIT 24    - Powers of Attorney

       ** EXHIBIT 27    - Financial Data Schedule

          EXHIBIT 99.1  - Reynolds Metals Company Savings and Investment
                          Plan for Salaried Employees Annual
                          Report on Form 11-K for the Fiscal Year
                          Ended December 31, 1996

          EXHIBIT 99.2  - Reynolds Metals Company Savings Plan for Hourly
                          Employees Annual Report on Form 11-K for
                          the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 1996

          EXHIBIT 99.3  - Employees Savings Plan Annual Report on Form 11-K
                          for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31,
                          1996

____________________________
=    Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement
     required to be filed as an exhibit pursuant to Item 601 of
     Regulation S-K.
**   Previously filed.


     Pursuant to Item 601 of Regulation S-K,
     certain instruments with respect to long-term debt of the
     Company are omitted because such debt does not exceed 10
     percent of the total assets of the Company and its
     subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.  The Company agrees to
     furnish a copy of any such instrument to the Commission upon
     request.

(b)  Reports on Form 8-K

     During the fourth quarter of 1996, the
     Registrant filed with the Commission a Current Report on Form
     8-K dated December 2, 1996 reporting under Item 5 that it
     would redeem on December 31, 1996 all of its outstanding 7%
     PRIDES(SM), Convertible Preferred Stock, stated value $47.25
     per share.
     _______________________
     (SM)  "PRIDES" is a service mark of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.



                           SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Amendment No. 1 to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized.

                                REYNOLDS METALS COMPANY


                                By:  Allen M. Earehart
                                     Allen M. Earehart
                                     Vice President, Controller


                                Date:  June 24, 1997


               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                     WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                            EXHIBITS

                               TO

                           FORM 10-K

          For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996

                   Commission File No. 1-1430

                    REYNOLDS METALS COMPANY

                     Attached herewith are
                  Exhibits 99.1, 99.2 and 99.3
                                
                              INDEX
                                

          EXHIBIT 2     - None

       ** EXHIBIT 3.1   - Restated Certificate of Incorporation,
                          as amended

       ** EXHIBIT 3.2   - By-Laws, as amended

          EXHIBIT 4.1   - Restated Certificate of Incorporation.  
                          See EXHIBIT 3.1.

          EXHIBIT 4.2   - By-Laws.  See EXHIBIT 3.2.

        * EXHIBIT 4.3   - Indenture dated as of April 1, 1989 (the
                          "Indenture") between Reynolds Metals
                          Company and The Bank of New York, as
                          Trustee, relating to Debt Securities.
                          (File No. 1-1430, Form 10-Q Report for
                          the Quarter Ended March 31, 1989,
                          EXHIBIT 4(c))

        * EXHIBIT 4.4   - Amendment No. 1 dated as of November 1,
                          1991 to the Indenture.  (File No. 1-
                          1430, 1991 Form 10-K Report, EXHIBIT
                          4.4)

        * EXHIBIT 4.5   - Rights Agreement dated as of November
                          23, 1987 (the "Rights Agreement")
                          between Reynolds Metals Company and The
                          Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A.  (File No. 1-
                          1430, Registration Statement on Form 8-A
                          dated November 23, 1987, pertaining to
                          Preferred Stock Purchase Rights, EXHIBIT
                          1)

        * EXHIBIT 4.6   - Amendment No. 1 dated as of December 19,
                          1991 to the Rights Agreement.  (File No.
                          1-1430, 1991 Form 10-K Report, EXHIBIT
                          4.11)

        * EXHIBIT 4.7   - Form of 9-3/8% Debenture due June 15, 1999.
                          (File No. 1-1430, Form 8-K Report dated
                          June 6, 1989, EXHIBIT 4)

_______________________
*  Incorporated by reference.
** Previously filed.

        * EXHIBIT 4.8   - Form of Fixed Rate Medium-Term Note.
                          (Registration Statement No. 33-30882 on
                          Form S-3, dated August 31, 1989, EXHIBIT
                          4.3)

        * EXHIBIT 4.9   - Form of Floating Rate Medium-Term Note.
                          (Registration Statement No. 33-30882 on
                          Form S-3, dated August 31, 1989, EXHIBIT
                          4.4)

        * EXHIBIT 4.10  - Form of Book-Entry Fixed Rate Medium-Term Note.
                          (File No. 1-1430, 1991 Form 10-K Report,
                          EXHIBIT 4.15)

        * EXHIBIT 4.11  - Form of Book-Entry Floating Rate Medium-Term
                          Note.  (File No. 1-1430, 1991 Form 10-K
                          Report, EXHIBIT 4.16)

        * EXHIBIT 4.12  - Form of 9% Debenture due August 15, 2003.  (File
                          No. 1-1430, Form 8-K Report dated August
                          16, 1991, Exhibit 4(a))

        * EXHIBIT 4.13  - Articles of Continuance of Societe d'Aluminium
                          Reynolds du Canada, Ltee/Reynolds
                          Aluminum Company of Canada, Ltd.
                          (formerly known as Canadian Reynolds
                          Metals Company, Limited -- Societe
                          Canadienne de Metaux Reynolds, Limitee)
                          ("REYCAN"), as amended.  (File No. 1-
                          1430, 1995 Form 10-K Report, EXHIBIT
                          4.13)

        * EXHIBIT 4.14  - By-Laws of REYCAN, as amended.  (File No. 1-
                          1430, 1995 Form 10-K Report, EXHIBIT
                          4.14)

        * EXHIBIT 4.15  - Articles
                          of Incorporation of Societe Canadienne
                          de Metaux Reynolds, Ltee/Canadian
                          Reynolds Metals Company, Ltd. ("CRM"),
                          as amended.  (File No. 1-1430, 1995 Form
                          10-K Report, EXHIBIT 4.15)

        * EXHIBIT 4.16  - By-Laws of CRM, as amended.  (File No. 1-1430,
                          1995 Form 10-K Report, EXHIBIT 4.16)

        * EXHIBIT 4.17  - Indenture dated as of April 1, 1993 among REYCAN,
                          Reynolds Metals Company and The Bank of
                          New York, as Trustee.  (File No. 1-1430,
                          Form 8-K Report dated July 14, 1993,
                          EXHIBIT 4(a))

        * EXHIBIT 4.18  - First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of
                          December 18, 1995 among REYCAN, Reynolds
                          Metals Company, CRM and The Bank of New
                          York, as Trustee.  (File No. 1-1430,
                          1995 Form 10-K Report, EXHIBIT 4.18)

        * EXHIBIT 4.19  - Form of 6-5/8% Guaranteed Amortizing Note due July
                          15, 2002.  (File No. 1-1430, Form 8-K
                          Report dated July 14, 1993, EXHIBIT
                          4(d))

          EXHIBIT 9     - None


_______________________
*  Incorporated by reference.


       =* EXHIBIT 10.1  - Reynolds Metals Company 1987 Nonqualified Stock
                          Option Plan.  (Registration Statement
                          No. 33-13822 on Form S-8, dated April
                          28, 1987, EXHIBIT 28.1)

       =* EXHIBIT 10.2  - Reynolds Metals Company 1992 Nonqualified Stock
                          Option Plan.  (Registration Statement
                          No. 33-44400 on Form S-8, dated December
                          9, 1991, EXHIBIT 28.1)

       =* EXHIBIT 10.3  - Reynolds Metals Company Performance Incentive
                          Plan, as amended and restated effective
                          January 1, 1996.  (File No. 1-1430, Form
                          10-Q Report for the Quarter Ended March
                          31, 1995, EXHIBIT 10.4)

       =* EXHIBIT 10.4  - Agreement dated December 9, 1987 between Reynolds
                          Metals Company and Jeremiah J. Sheehan.
                          (File No. 1-1430, 1987 Form 10-K Report,
                          EXHIBIT 10.9)

       =* EXHIBIT 10.5  - Supplemental Death Benefit Plan for
                          Officers.  (File No. 1-1430, 1986 Form
                          10-K Report, EXHIBIT 10.8)

       =* EXHIBIT 10.6  - Financial Counseling Assistance Plan for Officers.
                          (File No. 1-1430, 1987 Form 10-K Report,
                          EXHIBIT 10.11)

       =* EXHIBIT 10.7  - Management Incentive Deferral Plan.
                          (File No. 1-1430, 1987 Form 10-K Report,
                          EXHIBIT 10.12)

       =* EXHIBIT 10.8  - Deferred Compensation Plan for Outside Directors
                          as Amended and Restated Effective
                          December 1, 1993.  (File No. 1-1430,
                          1993 Form 10-K Report, EXHIBIT 10.12)

       =* EXHIBIT 10.9  - Form of Indemnification Agreement for Directors
                          and Officers.  (File No. 1-1430, Form 8-
                          K Report dated April 29, 1987, EXHIBIT
                          28.3)

       =* EXHIBIT 10.10 - Form of Executive Severance Agreement between
                          Reynolds Metals Company and key
                          executive personnel, including each of
                          the individuals (other than Donna C.
                          Dabney) listed in Item 4A of this
                          report.  (File No. 1-1430, 1987 Form 10-
                          K Report, EXHIBIT 10.18)

       =* EXHIBIT 10.11 - Amendment to Reynolds Metals Company 1987
                          Nonqualified Stock Option Plan effective
                          May 20, 1988.  (File No. 1-1430, Form 10-
                          Q Report for the Quarter Ended June 30,
                          1988, EXHIBIT 19(a))

       =* EXHIBIT 10.12 - Amendment to Reynolds Metals Company 1987
                          Nonqualified Stock Option Plan effective
                          October 21, 1988.  (File No. 1-1430,
                          Form 10-Q Report for the Quarter Ended
                          September 30, 1988, EXHIBIT 19(a))

       =* EXHIBIT 10.13 - Amendment to Reynolds Metals Company 1987
                          Nonqualified Stock Option Plan effective
                          January 1, 1987.  (File No. 1-1430, 1988
                          Form 10-K Report, EXHIBIT 10.22)

____________________________
*  Incorporated by reference.
=  Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement
   required to be filed as an exhibit pursuant to Item 601 of
   Regulation S-K.


       =* EXHIBIT 10.14 - Form of Stock Option and Stock Appreciation
                          Right Agreement, as approved February
                          16, 1990 by the Compensation Committee
                          of the Company's Board of Directors.
                          (File No. 1-1430, 1989 Form 10-K Report,
                          EXHIBIT 10.24)

       =* EXHIBIT 10.15 - Amendment to Reynolds Metals Company
                          1987 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan
                          effective January 18, 1991.  (File No. 1-
                          1430, 1990 Form 10-K Report, EXHIBIT
                          10.26)

       =* EXHIBIT 10.16 - Letter Agreement dated January 18, 1991 between
                          Reynolds Metals Company and William O.
                          Bourke.  (File No. 1-1430, 1990 Form 10-
                          K Report, EXHIBIT 10.27)

       =* EXHIBIT 10.17 - Form of Stock Option Agreement, as approved
                          April 22, 1992 by the Compensation
                          Committee of the Company's Board of
                          Directors.  (File No. 1-1430, Form 10-Q
                          Report for the Quarter Ended March 31,
                          1992, EXHIBIT 28(a))

       =* EXHIBIT 10.18 - Consulting Agreement dated May 1, 1992
                          between Reynolds Metals Company and
                          William O. Bourke.  (File No. 1-1430,
                          Form 10-Q Report for the Quarter Ended
                          March 31, 1992, EXHIBIT 28(b))

       =* EXHIBIT 10.19 - Renewal dated February 18, 1994 of Consulting
                          Agreement dated May 1, 1992 between
                          Reynolds Metals Company and William O.
                          Bourke.  (File No. 1-1430, 1993 Form 10-
                          K Report, EXHIBIT 10.28)

       =* EXHIBIT 10.20 - Reynolds Metals Company Restricted Stock Plan for
                          Outside Directors.  (Registration
                          Statement No. 33-53851 on Form S-8,
                          dated May 27, 1994, EXHIBIT 4.6)

       =* EXHIBIT 10.21 - Reynolds Metals Company New Management Incentive
                          Deferral Plan.  (File No. 1-1430, Form
                          10-Q Report for the Quarter Ended June
                          30, 1994, EXHIBIT 10.30)

       =* EXHIBIT 10.22 - Reynolds Metals Company Salary Deferral Plan for
                          Executives.  (File No. 1-1430, Form 10-Q
                          Report for the Quarter Ended June 30,
                          1994, EXHIBIT 10.31)

       =* EXHIBIT 10.23 - Reynolds Metals Company Supplemental Long Term
                          Disability Plan for Executives.  (File
                          No. 1-1430, Form 10-Q Report for the
                          Quarter Ended June 30, 1994, EXHIBIT
                          10.32)

       =* EXHIBIT 10.24 - Amendment to Reynolds Metals Company 1987
                          Nonqualified Stock Option Plan effective
                          August 19, 1994.  (File No. 1-1430, Form
                          10-Q Report for the Quarter Ended
                          September 30, 1994, EXHIBIT 10.34)


____________________________
*  Incorporated by reference.
=  Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement
   required to be filed as an exhibit pursuant to Item 601 of
   Regulation S-K.


       =* EXHIBIT 10.25 - Amendment to Reynolds Metals Company 1992
                          Nonqualified Stock Option Plan effective
                          August 19, 1994.  (File No. 1-1430, Form
                          10-Q Report for the Quarter Ended
                          September 30, 1994, EXHIBIT 10.35)

       =* EXHIBIT 10.26 - Amendment to Reynolds Metals Company New
                          Management Incentive Deferral Plan
                          effective January 1, 1995.  (File No. 1-
                          1430, 1994 Form 10-K Report, EXHIBIT
                          10.36)

       =* EXHIBIT 10.27 - Form of Split Dollar Life Insurance Agreement
                          (Trustee Owner, Trustee Pays Premiums).
                          (File No. 1-1430, Form 10-Q Report for
                          the Quarter Ended June 30, 1995, EXHIBIT
                          10.34)

       =* EXHIBIT 10.28 - Form of Split Dollar Life Insurance Agreement
                          (Trustee Owner, Employee Pays Premium).
                          (File No. 1-1430, Form 10-Q Report for
                          the Quarter Ended June 30, 1995, EXHIBIT
                          10.35)

       =* EXHIBIT 10.29 - Form of Split Dollar Life Insurance Agreement
                          (Employee Owner, Employee Pays Premium).
                          (File No. 1-1430, Form 10-Q Report for
                          the Quarter Ended June 30, 1995, EXHIBIT
                          10.36)

       =* EXHIBIT 10.30 - Form of Split Dollar Life Insurance Agreement
                          (Third Party Owner, Third Party Pays
                          Premiums).  (File No. 1-1430, Form 10-Q
                          Report for the Quarter Ended June 30,
                          1995, EXHIBIT 10.37)

       =* EXHIBIT 10.31 - Form of Split Dollar Life Insurance Agreement
                          (Third Party Owner, Employee Pays
                          Premiums).  (File No. 1-1430, Form 10-Q
                          Report for the Quarter Ended June 30,
                          1995, EXHIBIT 10.38)

       =* EXHIBIT 10.32 - Reynolds Metals Company 1996 Nonqualified Stock
                          Option Plan.  (Registration Statement
                          No. 333-03947 on Form S-8, dated May 17,
                          1996, EXHIBIT 4.6)

       =* EXHIBIT 10.33 - Amendment to Reynolds Metals Company 1992
                          Nonqualified Stock Option Plan effective
                          January 1, 1993.  (Registration
                          Statement No. 333-03947 on Form S-8,
                          dated May 17, 1996, EXHIBIT 99)

       =* EXHIBIT 10.34 - Form of Stock Option Agreement, as approved May
                          17, 1996 by the Compensation Committee
                          of the Company's Board of Directors.
                          (File No. 1-1430, Form 10-Q Report for
                          the Quarter Ended June 30, 1996, EXHIBIT
                          10.41)

       =* EXHIBIT 10.35 - Form of Three Party Stock Option Agreement, as
                          approved May 17, 1996 by the
                          Compensation Committee of the Company's
                          Board of Directors.  (File No. 1-1430,
                          Form 10-Q Report for the Quarter Ended
                          June 30, 1996, EXHIBIT 10.42)

       =* EXHIBIT 10.36 - Stock Option Agreement dated August 30, 1996
                          between Reynolds Metals Company and
                          Jeremiah J. Sheehan.  (File No. 1-1430,
                          Form 10-Q Report for the Quarter Ended
                          September 30, 1996, EXHIBIT 10.43)

____________________________
*  Incorporated by reference.
=  Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement
   required to be filed as an exhibit pursuant to Item 601 of
   Regulation S-K.


       =* EXHIBIT 10.37 - Amendment to Deferred Compensation Plan for
                          Outside Directors effective August 15,
                          1996.  (File No. 1-1430, Form 10-Q
                          Report for the Quarter Ended September
                          30, 1996, EXHIBIT 10.44)

        = EXHIBIT 10.38 - Amendment to Reynolds Metals Company New
                          Management Incentive Deferral Plan
                          effective January 1, 1996

        = EXHIBIT 10.39 - Amendment to Reynolds Metals Company Performance
                          Incentive Plan effective January 1, 1996

        = EXHIBIT 10.40 - Reynolds Metals Company Supplemental Incentive
                          Plan

        = EXHIBIT 10.41 - Reynolds Metals Company Stock Plan for Outside
                          Directors

        = EXHIBIT 10.42 - Special Executive Severance Package for Certain
                          Employees who Terminate Employment
                          between January 1, 1997 and June 30,
                          1998, as approved by the Compensation
                          Committee of the Company's Board of
                          Directors on January 17, 1997

        = EXHIBIT 10.43 - Special Award Program for Certain Executives or
                          Key Employees, as approved by the
                          Compensation Committee of the Company's
                          Board of Directors on January 17, 1997

       ** EXHIBIT 11    - Computation of Earnings Per Share

          EXHIBIT 12    - Not applicable

          EXHIBIT 13    - Not applicable

          EXHIBIT 16    - Not applicable

          EXHIBIT 18    - None

       ** EXHIBIT 21    - List of Subsidiaries of Reynolds Metals
                          Company

          EXHIBIT 22    - None

       ** EXHIBIT 23    - Consent of Independent Auditors

       ** EXHIBIT 24    - Powers of Attorney

       ** EXHIBIT 27    - Financial Data Schedule

          EXHIBIT 99.1  - Reynolds Metals Company Savings and Investment
                          Plan for Salaried Employees Annual
                          Report on Form 11-K for the Fiscal Year
                          Ended December 31, 1996

          EXHIBIT 99.2  - Reynolds Metals Company Savings Plan for Hourly
                          Employees Annual Report on Form 11-K for
                          the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 1996

____________________________
*  Incorporated by reference.
** Previously filed.
=  Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement
   required to be filed as an exhibit pursuant to Item 601 of
   Regulation S-K.


          EXHIBIT 99.3  - Employees Savings Plan Annual Report on Form 11-K
                          for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 1996





                                                     EXHIBIT 99.1



               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                     Washington, D.C. 20549

                           FORM 11-K
                         ANNUAL REPORT
                Pursuant to Section 15(d) of the
                Securities Exchange Act of 1934





         [X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF
              THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

          For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996

                               OR

        [ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d)
             OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

    For the transition period from __________ to __________




                 Commission File Number 1-1430




          A.  Full title of the plan:

                    REYNOLDS METALS COMPANY
                  SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN
                     FOR SALARIED EMPLOYEES


          B.  Name of issuer of the securities held
              pursuant to the plan and the address of
              its principal executive office:

                    REYNOLDS METALS COMPANY
                     6601 West Broad Street
                        P. O. Box 27003
                 Richmond, Virginia 23261-7003




                      REQUIRED INFORMATION

               FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS



FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                                                         Page No.

Report of Independent Auditors...........................    F-1

Audited Financial Statements

 Statements of Net Assets Available for
   Plan Benefits, with Fund Information..................    F-2
 Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available
   for Plan Benefits, with Fund Information..............    F-4
 Notes to Financial Statements...........................    F-5


EXHIBITS

 Exhibit A  Consent of Independent Auditors



                           SIGNATURES


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


                                   REYNOLDS METALS COMPANY
                                   SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN
                                   FOR SALARIED EMPLOYEES



                                   By: Henry S. Savedge, Jr.
                                       Henry S. Savedge, Jr., Chairman
                                       Savings and Investment
                                        Plan Committee



DATE:  June 24, 1997






    Report of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors


Board of Directors
Reynolds Metals Company

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets
available for plan benefits of the Reynolds Metals Company
Savings and Investment Plan for Salaried Employees as of
December 31, 1996 and 1995, and the related statement of
changes in net assets available for plan benefits for the
year ended December 31, 1996.  These financial statements
are the responsibility of the management of Reynolds Metals
Company, the Plan's sponsor.  Our responsibility is to
express an opinion on these financial statements based on
our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with generally
accepted auditing standards.  Those standards require that
we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance
about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis,
evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the
financial statements.  An audit also includes assessing the
accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial
statement presentation.  We believe that our audits provide
a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above
present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets
available for plan benefits of the Plan at December 31, 1996
and 1995, and the changes in its net assets available for
plan benefits for the year ended December 31, 1996, in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.

Our audits were performed for the purpose of forming an
opinion on the basic financial statements taken as a whole.
The Fund Information in the statement of net assets
available for plan benefits and the statement of changes in
net assets available for plan benefits is presented for
purposes of additional analysis rather than to present the
net assets available for plan benefits and changes in net
assets available for plan benefits of each fund.  The Fund
Information has been subjected to the auditing procedures
applied in our audits of the basic financial statements and,
in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects in
relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.



Richmond, Virginia
June 19, 1997

<TABLE>
                                                   Reynolds Metals Company
                                Savings and Investment Plan for Salaried Employees
                        Statement of Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits, with Fund Information
                                                    (Dollars in Thousands)
                              
                                                        December 31, 1996
                              
<CAPTION>
                                                                             Fund Information  
                                      -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                                  Non- 
                                                                                                               Participant
                                                                Participant Directed                            Directed

                                      -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                 Inter-      Small                        
                                      Reynolds Diversified  Balanced  Interest  national  Capitalization         Reynolds 
                                       Stock    Equities   Investment  Income   Equities     Equities     Loan    Stock  
                                       Fund       Fund        Fund      Fund     Fund         Fund        Fund    Fund     Total
                                      ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                   
<S>                                    <C>       <C>        <C>       <C>         <C>       <C>         <C>      <C>       <C>
Assets                                                                                                       
Investment in Master Trust             $55,482   $71,995    $27,906    $98,504    $7,401    $15,271     $11,327  $103,780  $391,666
Accrued income                             340         -          -          -         -          -           -       637       977
Contributions receivable                   107       202        177        137        39         95           -       146       903
Receivable from Executive Life
 Insurance Company                           -         -          -      2,565         -          -           -         -     2,565
                                      ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total assets                            55,929    72,197     28,083    101,206     7,440     15,366      11,327   104,563   396,111
                                                                                                             
Liabilities                                                                                                  
Payable to Reynolds Metals Company           -         -          -      2,565         -          -           -         -     2,565
                                      ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net assets available for plan benefits $55,929   $72,197    $28,083    $98,641    $7,440    $15,366     $11,327   $104,563 $393,546
                                      =============================================================================================
                                                                                                            

See accompanying notes.
</TABLE>


<TABLE>
                                                        Reynolds Metals Company
                                                 Savings and Investment Plan for Salaried Employees
                                   Statement of Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits, with Fund Information
                                                         (Dollars in Thousands)
                              
                                                            December 31, 1995
                              
<CAPTION>
                                                                             Fund Information  
                                      -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                                  Non- 
                                                                                                               Participant
                                                                Participant Directed                            Directed

                                      -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                 Inter-      Small                        
                                      Reynolds Diversified  Balanced  Interest  national  Capitalization         Reynolds 
                                       Stock    Equities   Investment  Income   Equities     Equities     Loan    Stock  
                                       Fund       Fund        Fund      Fund     Fund         Fund        Fund    Fund     Total
                                      ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                   
<S>                                   <C>        <C>        <C>       <C>        <C>       <C>          <C>       <C>      <C>
Assets                                                                                                      
Investments:                                                                                               
 Common stock of Reynolds Metals    
  Company                             $55,667                                                                     $99,612  $155,279
 Mutual funds:                                                                                             
  Diversified Equities                      -    $51,994                                                                -    51,994
  Balanced                                  -          -    $20,230                                                     -    20,230
  International Equities                    -          -          -              $2,680                                 -     2,680
  Small Capitalization                      -          -          -                   -    $6,358                       -     6,358
 Investment contracts                       -          -          -    $82,223        -         -                       -    82,223
 Cash equivalents                         772        280        112     13,193       25        34                   1,335    15,751
 Loans to participants                      -          -          -          -        -         -       $10,602         -    10,602
                                      ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total investments                      56,439     52,274     20,342     95,416    2,705     6,392        10,602   100,947   345,117
                                                                                                          
                                                                                                           
Accrued income                            348          -          -          -       66       297             -       622     1,333
Receivable from Executive Life
 Insurance Company                          -          -          -      3,066        -         -             -         -     3,066
                                      ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total assets                           56,787     52,274     20,342     98,482    2,771     6,689        10,602   101,569   349,516
                                                                                                          
                                                                                                           
Liabilities                                                                                                
Payable to Reynolds Metals Company          -          -         -       3,066        -         -             -         -     3,066
                                      ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net assets available for plan
 benefits                             $56,787    $52,274    $20,342    $95,416   $2,771    $6,689       $10,602   $101,569 $346,450

                                      =============================================================================================

    See accompanying notes
</TABLE>


<TABLE>
                                                       Reynolds Metals Company
                                            Savings and Investment Plan for Salaried Employees
                               Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits, with Fund Information
                                                        (Dollars in Thousands)
                              
                                                     Year Ended December 31, 1996

<CAPTION>
                                                                             Fund Information  
                                      -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                                  Non- 
                                                                                                               Participant
                                                                Participant Directed                            Directed

                                      -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                 Inter-      Small                        
                                      Reynolds Diversified  Balanced  Interest  national  Capitalization         Reynolds 
                                       Stock    Equities   Investment  Income   Equities     Equities     Loan    Stock  
                                       Fund       Fund        Fund      Fund     Fund         Fund        Fund    Fund     Total
                                      ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                   
<S>                                   <C>        <C>        <C>       <C>        <C>       <C>          <C>      <C>      <C>
Additions to net assets:                                                                           
 Net Investment gain from                                                                          
  Master Trust                        $ 2,519    $12,900    $ 3,663   $ 5,682    $  701    $ 2,347      $  946   $ 2,301  $ 31,059
  (Note 3):                                                                                        
                                                                                                   
Contributions:                                                                                     
 Employer                                   -          -          -         -         -         -            -     7,260     7,260
 Employee                               4,401      6,125      3,414     5,707       998     1,971            -         -    22,616
                                      ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                        4,401      6,125      3,414     5,707       998     1,971            -     7,260    29,876
                                                                                                   
Assets transferred from
 other plans                               92        184        129     2,166        27        29           28         -     2,655
                                      ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total Additions                         7,012     19,209      7,206    13,555     1,726     4,347          974     9,561    63,590
                                                                                                   
Deductions from net assets:                                                                        
 Withdrawals by participants            1,991      2,568      1,056     5,416       148       272          332     4,689    16,472
 Administrative expenses                    -          -          -        22         -         -            -         -        22
                                      ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total Deductions                        1,991      2,568      1,056     5,438       148       272          332     4,689    16,494
                                                                                                   
Interfund transfers                    (5,879)     3,282      1,591    (4,892)    3,091     4,602           83    (1,878)        -
                                      ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                   
Net increase (decrease)                  (858)    19,923      7,741     3,225     4,669     8,677          725     2,994    47,096
                                                                                                   
Net assets available for plan benefits:
 Beginning of year                     56,787     52,274     20,342    95,416     2,771     6,689       10,602   101,569   346,450
                                      ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 End of year                          $55,929    $72,197    $28,083   $98,641    $7,440   $15,366      $11,327  $104,563  $393,546
                                      =============================================================================================
                                                                                              

See accompanying notes.

</TABLE>

                Reynolds Metals Company
     Savings and Investment Plan for Salaried Employees

              Notes to Financial Statements
                   (Dollars in Thousands)

                     December 31, 1996


1. Significant Accounting Policies

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles requires management
to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported
amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of
contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the
financial statements and the reported amounts of income and
expenses during the reporting period.  Actual results could
differ from those estimates.

The accounting records of the Reynolds Metals Company
Savings and Investment Plan for Salaried Employees ("Plan")
are maintained on the accrual basis.  All securities
transactions are recorded as of the trade date.

Investments in Reynolds Metals Company Common Stock (stated
at fair value) are valued at the last reported sales price
on the last business day of the year.  Investments in mutual
funds are measured by quoted market prices and are reported
at aggregate fair value at year-end.  Guaranteed Investment
contracts with insurance companies are reported at "contract
value," which equals cost plus accrued income.  Structured
investment contracts are reported at fair value, which in
the case of structured investment contracts equals contract
value.


                    Reynolds Metals Company
     Savings and Investment Plan for Salaried Employees

              Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

2. Summary of Significant Plan Provisions

Reynolds Metals Company (the "Company") established the Plan
effective July 1, 1978, covering salaried employees of the
Company and certain of its subsidiaries and affiliates.  The
Plan is a defined contribution plan under the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA") and
qualifies as a "cash or deferred" arrangement under Section
401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code.  A complete description
of the Plan is contained in the Summary Plan Description and
in the Plan document, copies of which are available from the
Company.

Plan participation is available to eligible employees who
have completed 30 days of service and is voluntary.  Prior
to January 1, 1997, a participant was entitled to make
payroll contributions to the Plan in specified amounts
ranging from 1% to 12% of compensation in 1% increments.  On
January 1, 1997, the maximum amount that a participant is
entitled to contribute increased to 16% of compensation.


                    Reynolds Metals Company
     Savings and Investment Plan for Salaried Employees

              Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

2. Summary of Significant Plan Provisions (continued)

The Company contributes an amount equal to 50% of each
participating employee's payroll contributions up to 6% of
compensation.  The Company may also contribute up to an
additional 50% of each participating employee's payroll
contributions up to 6% of compensation.  The Company did not
elect to make an additional matching contribution for 1996
or 1995.

Eligible employees who received a cash award under the
Reynolds Metals Company Profit Sharing Program for Salaried
Employees or a gainsharing payment during 1996 were allowed
to contribute between 10% and 50% of any such award (in 10%
increments) to the Plan.  Participants may contribute 1% to
16% (in 1% increments) of any profit sharing award or
gainsharing payment received after January 1, 1997.  Such
contributions are not matched by the Company.

Participants may elect to make their contributions on a
before or after tax basis or a combination thereof.  Company
matching contributions are made on a "pretax" basis.  Highly
compensated participants may be required to reduce the
amount of "pretax" contributions made to or held by the Plan
on their behalf to permit the Plan to satisfy the
nondiscrimination requirements of Section 401(k) of the
Internal Revenue Code.

Participants in the Plan are fully vested in their account
balances.  Withdrawals and distributions are handled in
accordance with the Plan provisions and are subject to
certain regulatory restrictions.  The trustee holds all of
the Plan's investment assets and executes transactions
therein.

Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the
Company has the right under the Plan to discontinue its
contributions at any time and to terminate the Plan subject
to the provisions of ERISA.

The Company is the Plan adminstrator and bears the related
costs, except for investment-related and trustee fees, which
are paid by the Plan.

3. Commingled Master Trust Investments

As of January 1, 1996, all of the assets of the Plan were
transferred into a Master Trust under a Master Trust
Agreement between Reynolds Metals Company and The Northern
Trust Company, as trustee, and are commingled with the
assets of three other savings plans of the Company and one
of its subsidiaries.  All the investments of the Plan were
held in the Master Trust as of December 31, 1996.


                    Reynolds Metals Company
     Savings and Investment Plan for Salaried Employees

              Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

3. Commingled Master Trust Investments (continued)

Substantially all of the assets held in the Diversified
Equities Fund and the Balanced Investment Fund generally are
invested in the Vanguard Institutional Index Fund and the
Vanguard STAR Fund, respectively, no-load mutual funds held
and managed by The Vanguard Group of Investment Companies.
Substantially all of the assets held in the International
Equities Fund and the Small Capitalization Equities Fund are
invested in the T. Rowe Price Foreign Equity Fund and the T.
Rowe Price Small-Cap Value Fund, respectively, no-load
mutual funds held and managed by T. Rowe Price Associates,
Inc.

The assets held in the Interest Income Fund generally are
invested in guaranteed investment contracts ("GICs") at a
fixed rate of return and structured investment contracts
("SICs") with various insurance companies and banks.  SICs 
represent a diversified portfolio of high grade 
investments held in the name of the Plan in conjunction 
with a corresponding contract with the issuer of 
the SIC to provide a fixed or variable rate of
return (based on the investment experience and reset
quarterly) on the cost of the portfolio. GICs and SICs
generally provide for the full repayment of principal and
interest.  Upon the occurrence of certain events (including
layoffs by the Company or its applicable affiliates),
however, market value of the GIC or SIC, if lower than its
book value, may be repaid (a "Market Value Adjustment").
Currently, in the opinion of the Company, the likelihood of
a material loss to the Plan as a result of such a Market
Value Adjustment is remote.  Interest is credited to
participants' accounts on the dollar-weighted average
(blended rate) basis.  The annual rate of return on these
contracts during 1996 and 1995 was approximately 6.4% and
6.8%, respectively.  The current yield on December 31, 1996
was 6.4% (6.8% on December 31, 1995).  The fair value of the
Plan's GICs approximates contract value.

In April 1991, Executive Life Insurance Company ("Executive
Life"), the issuer of one of the guaranteed investment
contracts then held by the Plan, was placed into
conservatorship.  The Company and the Plan entered into an
agreement on August 1, 1991, whereby the Company was
obligated to provide interest-free loans to the Plan for any
amounts due under the guaranteed investment contract which
Executive Life failed to pay.  As of December 31, 1996, the
Company had advanced to the Plan $12,335, which represents
all amounts due under this contract.  The Plan is obligated
to repay the loans to the extent amounts are subsequently
recovered from, or on behalf of, Executive Life, and any
remaining balance will be forgiven by the Company.  As of
December 31, 1996, the Plan has repaid $9,770 of the
advanced amounts and has outstanding advances of $2,565.


                    Reynolds Metals Company
     Savings and Investment Plan for Salaried Employees

              Notes to Financial Statements (continued)


3. Commingled Master Trust Investments (continued)

On August 11, 1994, insurance regulators took control of
Confederation Life Insurance Company ("Confederation Life"),
the issuer of a guaranteed investment contract held at the
time by the Interest Income Fund with a contract value of
$5,198.  As of August 11, 1994, interest accruals with
respect to the contract ceased, and funds represented by the
contract were frozen.

As of May 31, 1997, the Plan had received payments totaling
$6,146 from Confederation Life with respect to the frozen
contract amount.  These payments were allocated pro rata
among the accounts of participants who were invested in the
Plan's Interest Income Fund on August 11, 1994, based on
their percentage interest in the Confederation Life
contract.

Summarized financial fund information of the commingled
accounts within the Master Trust is presented below:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                             Inter-      Small              
                              Reynolds  Diversified  Balanced   Interest    national  Capitalization            
                               Stock     Equities   Investment   Income     Equities    Equities      Loan      
                                Fund       Fund        Fund       Fund        Fund       Fund         Fund     Total
                             -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                          <C>          <C>         <C>       <C>          <C>        <C>         <C>       <C>
MASTER TRUST NET                                                  
ASSETS-1996

Assets                                                           

 Accrued income              $    997                                                                         $    997
 Cash and cash equivalents      2,213     $    48     $     3    $17,070     $    4      $     3          -     19,341
 Contributions receivable         259         209         183        143         56          166          -      1,016
 Investments:                                                                        
  Common stock                160,346           -           -          -          -            -               160,346
  Investment contracts              -           -           -    220,145          -            -               220,145
  Mutual funds                      -      88,863      36,576          -      8,640       19,993               154,072
  Loans to participants             -           -           -          -          -            -    $19,326     19,326
                             -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total assets                  163,815      89,120      36,762    237,358      8,700       20,162     19,326    575,243
                                                                                     
Liabilities                                                                          
 Accounts payable                   1           -           -         12          -            -          -         13
                             -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Master Trust net assets      $163,814    $89,120      $36,762   $237,346     $8,700      $20,162    $19,326   $575,230
                                                                                     
Portion of Master Trust                                                                    
 allocable to the Plan       $160,492    $72,197      $28,083   $ 98,641     $7,440      $15,366    $11,327   $393,546
Percent                           98%        81%          76%        42%        86%          76%        59%        68%

</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                    Reynolds Metals Company
                                       Savings and Investment Plan for Salaried Employees

                                           Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

3. Commingled Master Trust Investments (continued)

                                                                               Inter-      Small              
                                Reynolds  Diversified  Balanced   Interest    national  Capitalization            
                                 Stock     Equities   Investment   Income     Equities    Equities      Loan      
                                  Fund       Fund        Fund       Fund        Fund       Fund         Fund     Total
                             ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                            <C>         <C>         <C>       <C>          <C>         <C>         <C>      <C>
CHANGES IN MASTER TRUST                                                                     
ASSETS -1996
 Additions:                                                                                 
  Contributions from plans     $ 12,532    $ 9,542     $ 5,183   $ 31,537     $1,255      $ 2,654          -   $ 62,703
  Net realized and unrealized                                                                         
   appreciation (depreciation)         
   of investments                   893     13,648       3,493          -        593        1,973                20,600
  Interest and dividends          4,022      1,636       1,203     13,662        172          754     $1,451     22,900
  Assets transferred into                                                                       
   Master Trust                 160,852     52,275      20,342     95,414      2,771        6,689     15,543    353,886
                             ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                178,299     77,101      30,221    140,613      4,791       12,070     16,994    460,089
 Deductions:                                                                                
  Distributions to plans          6,753      2,885       1,246     11,722        165          301        514     23,586
  Administrative expenses             -          -           -         49          -            -          -         49
                             ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                  6,753      2,885       1,246     11,771        165          301        514     23,635
  Interfund transfers-net        (7,732)     6,822       2,128    (16,531)     4,074        8,393      2,846          -
                             ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net additions                   163,814     81,038      31,103    112,311      8,700       20,162     19,326    436,454
                                                                                            
Master Trust net assets at                                                                    
 beginning of period                  -      8,082       5,659    125,035          -            -          -    138,776
                             ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Master Trust net assets                                                                     
 at end of period              $163,814    $89,120     $36,762   $237,346     $8,700      $20,162    $19,326   $575,230
                             ==========================================================================================
                                                                                   
</TABLE>

4. Differences Between Financial Statements and Form 5500

The following is a reconciliation of net assets  available
for benefits per the financial statements to the Form 5500:

                                                          December 31,
                                                       1996         1995
                                                    ------------------------
     Net assets available for benefits per the                  
      financial statements                           $393,546     $346,450
                                             
                                                           
     Amounts allocated to withdrawn participants          329         280
                                                    ------------------------
     Net assets available for benefits per the
      Form 5500                                      $393,217     $346,170
                                                    ========================


                    Reynolds Metals Company
     Savings and Investment Plan for Salaried Employees

              Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

4. Differences Between Financial Statements and Form 5500 (continued)

The following is a reconciliation of benefits paid to
participants per the financial statements to the Form 5500:

                                                        Year ended
                                                        December 31, 
                                                           1996
                                                        ------------
     Benefits paid to participants per the               
      financial statements                               $16,472
     Add:  Amounts allocated on Form 5500 to     
      withdrawn participants in the current year             329
     Less:  Amounts allocated on Form 5500 to    
      withdrawn participants in the prior year              (280)
                                                        ------------
     Benefits paid to participants per the Form 5500     $16,521
                                                        ============


5. Income Taxes

The Internal Revenue Service has determined that the Plan
qualifies under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code
(the "Code").  As long as the Plan continues to be
qualified, under present Federal income tax laws and
regulations participants will not be taxed on employer
contributions or investment earnings allocated to their
account.  Participants will normally be subject to tax
thereon at such time as they receive distributions from the
Plan.  As long as the Plan continues to be qualified, the
Plan will not be taxed on its dividend and interest income
or on any capital gains realized by it or on any unrealized
appreciation of investments.





                       INDEX TO EXHIBITS



Exhibit A   Consent of Independent Auditors


                                                        EXHIBIT A

                CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement (Form S-8 No. 33-20498) pertaining to the Reynolds
Metals Company Savings and Investment Plan for Salaried Employees
and in the related Prospectus of our report dated June 19, 1997,
with respect to the financial statements of the Reynolds Metals
Company Savings and Investment Plan for Salaried Employees
included in this Annual Report (Form 11-K) for the year ended
December 31, 1996.



                                        Ernst & Young LLP



Richmond, Virginia
June 19, 1997





                                                     EXHIBIT 99.2



               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                     Washington, D.C. 20549

                           FORM 11-K
                         ANNUAL REPORT
                Pursuant to Section 15(d) of the
                Securities Exchange Act of 1934





         [X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF
              THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

          For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996

                               OR

        [ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d)
             OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

    For the transition period from __________ to __________




                 Commission File Number 1-1430




          A.  Full title of the plan:

                    REYNOLDS METALS COMPANY
                          SAVINGS PLAN
                      FOR HOURLY EMPLOYEES


          B.  Name of issuer of the securities held
              pursuant to the plan and the address of
              its principal executive office:

                    REYNOLDS METALS COMPANY
                     6601 West Broad Street
                        P. O. Box 27003
                 Richmond, Virginia 23261-7003


                      REQUIRED INFORMATION

               FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS



FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                                                         Page No.

Report of Independent Auditors...........................    F-1

Audited Financial Statements

 Statements of Net Assets Available for
   Plan Benefits, with Fund Information..................    F-2
 Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available
   for Plan Benefits, with Fund Information..............    F-4
 Notes to Financial Statements...........................    F-5


EXHIBITS

 Exhibit A   Consent of Independent Auditors



                           SIGNATURES


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


                              REYNOLDS METALS COMPANY
                              SAVINGS PLAN FOR HOURLY EMPLOYEES



                              By: Henry S. Savedge, Jr.
                                  Henry S. Savedge, Jr., Chairman
                                  Plan Committee for Hourly Savings Plan


DATE:  June 24, 1997






      Report of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors

Board of Directors
Reynolds Metals Company

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets
available for plan benefits of the Reynolds Metals Company
Savings Plan for Hourly Employees as of December 31, 1996
and 1995, and the related statement of changes in net assets
available for plan benefits for the year ended December 31,
1996. These financial statements are the responsibility of
the management of Reynolds Metals Company, the Plan's
sponsor. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on
these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with generally
accepted auditing standards.  Those standards require that
we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance
about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis,
evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the
financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the
accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial
statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a
reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above
present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets
available for plan benefits of the Plan at December 31, 1996
and 1995, and the changes in its net assets available for
plan benefits for the year ended December 31, 1996, in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.

Our audits were performed for the purpose of forming an
opinion on the basic financial statements taken as a whole.
The Fund Information in the statement of net assets
available for plan benefits and the statement of changes in
net assets available for plan benefits is presented for
purposes of additional analysis rather than to present the
net assets available for plan benefits and changes in net
assets available for plan benefits of each fund.  The Fund
Information has been subjected to the auditing procedures
applied in our audits of the basic financial statements and,
in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects in
relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.



Richmond, Virginia
June 19, 1997


<TABLE>

                                        Reynolds Metals Company
                                  Savings Plan for Hourly Employees

              Statement of Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits, with Fund Information

                                        (Dollars in Thousands)

<CAPTION>
                                                        December 31, 1996                                        
                           ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                         Fund Information                                               
                           ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                            Reynolds  Diversified   Balanced    Interest                       Small             
                             Stock     Equities    Investment    Income    International   Capitalization  Loan    
                             Fund        Fund         Fund        Fund     Equities Fund   Equities Fund   Fund     Total
                           ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                          <C>        <C>          <C>        <C>           <C>             <C>         <C>      <C>
Assets                                                                                     
Investment in Master Trust   $3,061     $16,274      $8,334     $134,757      $1,189          $4,644      $7,744   $176,003
Accrued income                   19           -           -            -           -               -           -         19
                           ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total assets                  3,080      16,274       8,334      134,757       1,189           4,644       7,744    176,022
                           ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                           
Liabilities                                                                                
Accounts payable and other        1           -           -           12           -               -           -         13
                           ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total liabilities                 1           -           -           12           -               -           -         13
                           ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                           
Net assets available for    
 plan benefits               $3,079     $16,274      $8,334     $134,745      $1,189          $4,644      $7,744   $176,009
                           ================================================================================================

See accompanying notes.

</TABLE>


<TABLE>

                                     Reynolds Metals Company
                               Savings Plan for Hourly Employees

         Statement of Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits, with Fund Information

                                       (Dollars in Thousands)
<CAPTION>
                                                                        December 31, 1995
                                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                 Fund Information                           
                                         -----------------------------------------------------------           
                                           Reynolds  Diversified   Balanced     Interest         
                                            Stock     Equities    Investment     Income     Loan    
                                            Fund        Fund         Fund         Fund      Fund      Total
                                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                         <C>         <C>         <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>
Assets                                                                                 
Investments:                                                                           
 Common stock of Reynolds Metals Company    $2,463          -            -            -        -     $  2,463
 Master trust:                                                                         
  Diversified Equities                           -      $7,317           -            -        -        7,317
  Balanced                                       -           -      $5,422            -        -        5,422
  Interest Income                                -           -           -     $121,449        -      121,449
 Cash equivalents                                3           -           -            -        -            3
 Loans to participants                           -           -           -            -   $4,870        4,870
                                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Total investments                            2,466       7,317       5,422      121,449    4,870      141,524

Contributions receivable                        10          28          19          426        -          483
Accrued income                                  15           -           -            -        -           15
                                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Total assets                                 2,491       7,345       5,441      121,875    4,870      142,022
                                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------

Liabilities                                                                            
Accounts payable and other                       -           -           -            5        -            5
                                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Total liabilities                                -           -           -            5        -            5
                                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Interfund receivable (payable)                 (82)        477          92         (487)       -            -
                                         ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Net assets available for plan benefits      $2,409      $7,822      $5,533      $121,383  $4,870     $142,017
                                         ======================================================================


See accompanying notes.
</TABLE>

<TABLE>

                                                  Reynolds Metals Company
                                             Savings Plan for Hourly Employees

                   Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits, with Fund Information

                                                    (Dollars in Thousands)

<CAPTION>
                                                              Year Ended December 31, 1996                       
                                 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                               Fund Information                                               
                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                  Reynolds  Diversified   Balanced    Interest                       Small             
                                   Stock     Equities    Investment    Income    International   Capitalization  Loan    
                                   Fund        Fund         Fund        Fund     Equities Fund   Equities Fund   Fund     Total
                                 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                <C>        <C>          <C>        <C>           <C>             <C>         <C>      <C>
Additions to net assets:                                                                 
 Net investment gain                                                                     
  (loss) from Master
  Trust (Note 3):                  $   88     $2,285       $998       $7,752        $   61           $  366     $  494   $12,044

Contributions:                                                                           
 Employer                             240        953        467       10,050            76              210          -    11,996
 Employee                             506      2,055      1,128       14,978           160              414          -    19,241
                                 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                      746      3,008      1,595       25,028           236              624          -    31,237
                                 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                         
Total Additions                       834      5,293      2,593       32,780           297              990        494    43,281
                                                                                         
Deductions from net assets:
 Withdrawals by participants           60        301        177        6,071            17               29        151    6,806
 Assets transferred to other plans     74        144        115        2,085            18               13          8    2,457
 Administrative expenses                -          -          -           26             -                -          -       26
                                 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total Deductions                      134        445        292        8,182            35               42        159    9,289
                                                                                         
Interfund transfers                   (30)     3,604        500      (11,236)          927            3,696      2,539        -
                                 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                      
                                                                                         
Net increase                          670      8,452      2,801       13,362         1,189            4,644      2,874   33,992
                                                                                         
Net assets available for                                                                 
 plan benefits:
 Beginning of year                  2,409      7,822      5,533      121,383             -                -      4,870  142,017
                                 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 End of year                       $3,079    $16,274     $8,334     $134,745        $1,189           $4,644     $7,744 $176,009
                                 ================================================================================================


See accompanying notes.
</TABLE>


                     Reynolds Metals Company
                Savings Plan for Hourly Employees

                  Notes to Financial Statements

                         December 31, 1996

                      (Dollars in Thousands)



1. Significant Accounting Policies

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles requires management
to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported
amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of
contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the
financial statements and the reported amounts of income and
expenses during the reporting period.  Actual results could
differ from those estimates.

The accounting records of the Reynolds Metals Company
Savings Plan for Hourly Employees ("Plan") are maintained on
the accrual basis.  All securities transactions are recorded
as of the trade date.

Investments in Reynolds Metals Company Common Stock (stated
at fair value) are valued at the last reported sales price
on the last business day of the year.  Investments in mutual
funds are measured by quoted market prices and are reported
at aggregate fair value at year-end.  Guaranteed Investment
contracts with insurance companies are reported at "contract
value," which equals cost plus accrued income.  Structured
investment contracts are reported at fair value, which in
the case of structured investment contracts equals contract
value.

2. Summary of Significant Plan Provisions

Reynolds Metals Company (the "Company") established the Plan
effective January 1, 1986, covering hourly employees of the
Company and certain of its subsidiaries (each an "Employer")
who are in a bargaining unit covered by a labor agreement
that incorporates the Plan by reference.  The Plan is a defined
contribution plan under the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA") and qualifies as a "cash or
deferred" arrangement under Section 401(k) of the Internal
Revenue Code.  A complete description of the Plan is
contained in the Summary Plan Description and in the Plan
document, copies of which are available from the Company.

Hourly employees who are in a bargaining unit covered by a
collective bargaining agreement that incorporates 
the Plan will become eligible to participate 
in the Plan on the later of (a) 30 days after
beginning their employment with an Employer or (b) the
date on which the collective bargaining agreement under
which they are covered first incorporates the Plan by
reference.  Plan participation is voluntary.


                 Reynolds Metals Company
            Savings Plan for Hourly Employees

        Notes to Financial Statements (continued)



2. Summary of Significant Plan Provisions (continued)

Each collective bargaining agreement that incorporates the
Plan by reference provides that participants may elect to
make payroll contributions to the Plan in specified amounts
ranging from 1% to 12% of compensation in 1% increments.
Each such collective bargaining agreement may also provide
for the following types of contributions:

 (a) Company Matching Contributions:  At certain bargaining
     units, the applicable Employer will, subject to certain
     limitations, contribute to the Plan on behalf of each
     eligible participant, a fixed percentage of a portion
     of the payroll contributions by the participant.
 
 (b) Negotiated Deferral Contributions:  At certain
     bargaining units, the applicable Employer will 
     make a contribution to a participant's account based on
     the number of hours worked by each active employee
     participating in the Plan.
 
 (c) Additional Voluntary Contributions:  
     Eligible employees who receive a profit sharing
     award, gainsharing payment or other designated type of
     lump sum payment may contribute between 10% 
     and 50% of the award and/or payment (in 10%
     increments) to the Plan.  Such contributions are not
     matched by the Company or any other Employer.

Participants may elect to make their contributions on a
before or after tax basis or a combination thereof.
Employer contributions (matching and negotiated deferral)
are made on a "pretax" basis.  Highly compensated
participants may be required to reduce the amount of
"pretax" contributions made to or held by the Plan on their
behalf to permit the Plan to satisfy the nondiscrimination 
requirements of Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code.

Participants are fully vested in their account balances.
Withdrawals and distributions are handled in accordance with
the Plan provisions and are subject to certain regulatory
restrictions.  The trustee holds all of the Plan's
investment assets and executes transactions therein.

Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the
Company has the right under the Plan to discontinue its
contributions at any time and to terminate the Plan subject
to the provisions of ERISA and subject to the terms of any
applicable collective bargaining agreement.



                 Reynolds Metals Company
            Savings Plan for Hourly Employees

        Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

2. Summary of Significant Plan Provisions (continued)

The Company is the Plan administrator and bears the related
costs, except for investment-related and trustee fees, which
are paid by the Plan.

3. Commingled Master Trust Investments

All of the investments of the Plan as of December 31, 1996
were held in a Master Trust under a Master Trust Agreement
between Reynolds Metals Company and The Northern Trust
Company, as trustee, and are commingled with the assets of
three other savings plans of the Company and one of its
subsidiaries.

All of the assets invested in the Interest Income Fund,
Diversified Equities Fund and Balanced Investment Fund as of
December 31, 1995 were held in a Master Trust established
under a Master Trust Agreement between Reynolds Metals
Company and The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A., as trustee, and
were commingled with the assets of three other savings plans
of the Company and certain of its subsidiaries.

Substantially all the assets held in the Diversified
Equities Fund and the Balanced Investment Fund are invested
in the Vanguard Institutional Index Fund, and the Vanguard
STAR Fund, respectively, no-load mutual funds held and
managed by The Vanguard Group of Investment Companies.
Substantially all of the assets held in the International
Equities Fund and the Small Capitalization Equities Fund are
invested in the T. Rowe Price Foreign Equity Fund and the T.
Rowe Price Small-Cap Value Fund, respectively, no-load
mutual funds held and managed by T. Rowe Price Associates,
Inc.


                 Reynolds Metals Company
            Savings Plan for Hourly Employees

        Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

3. Commingled Master Trust Investments (continued)

The assets of the Interest Income Fund generally are
invested in guaranteed investment contracts ("GICs") at
fixed rates of return and structured investment contracts
("SICs") with various insurance companies and banks.  
SICs represent high grade investments held in the name 
of the Master Trust in conjunction with a corresponding 
contract with the issuer of the SIC to provide a 
fixed or variable rate of return (based on investment 
experience and reset quarterly) on the cost of
the investment. GICs and SICs generally provide for the full
repayment of principal and interest.   Upon the occurrence
of certain events (including layoffs by the Company or its
applicable affiliates), however, market value of the GIC or
SIC, if lower than its book value, may be repaid (a "Market
Value Adjustment").  Currently, in the opinion of the
Company, the likelihood of a material loss to the Plan as a
result of such a Market Value Adjustment is remote.  The
annual rate of return on these contracts during 1996 and
1995 was 6.3% and 7.0%, respectively.  The current yield on
these contracts at December 31, 1996 was 6.4% (6.4% at
December 31, 1995).  Interest is credited to participants'
accounts on the dollar-weighted average (blended rate)
basis.  The fair value of the Plan's GICs approximates
contract value.

During 1996 certain assets of the Plan were transferred into
other plans of the Company as a result of employee
transfers.  There was no effect on any participant's
accounts as a result of the transfer.




                 Reynolds Metals Company
            Savings Plan for Hourly Employees

        Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

3. Commingled Master Trust Investments (continued)

Summarized financial fund information of the commingled
accounts within the Master Trust is presented below:

<TABLE>
                                            Reynolds Metals Company
                                       Savings Plan for Hourly Employees

                                   Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
<CAPTION>
                                  Reynolds  Diversified   Balanced    Interest                       Small             
                                   Stock     Equities    Investment    Income    International   Capitalization  Loan    
                                   Fund        Fund         Fund        Fund     Equities Fund   Equities Fund   Fund     Total
                                 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                               <C>        <C>          <C>        <C>           <C>             <C>         <C>      <C>
MASTER TRUST  
NET ASSETS-1996
Assets                                                             
 Accrued Income                   $   997          -            -          -              -              -          -   $    997
 Cash and cash equivalents          2,213    $    48      $     3    $17,070        $     4        $     3          -     19,341
 Contributions receivable             259        209          183        143             56            166          -      1,016
 Investments:                                                      
  Common stock                    160,346          -            -          -              -              -          -    160,346
  Investment contracts                  -          -            -    220,145              -              -          -    220,145
  Mutual funds                          -     88,863       36,576          -          8,640         19,993          -    154,072
  Loans to participants                 -          -            -          -              -              -    $19,326     19,326
                                 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total assets                      163,815     89,120       36,762    237,358          8,700         20,162     19,326    575,243
                                                                   
Liabilities                                                        
 Accounts payable                       1          -            -         12              -              -          -         13

                                 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Master Trust net assets          $163,814    $89,120      $36,762   $237,346         $8,700        $20,162    $19,326   $575,230
                                 ================================================================================================
                                                                   
Portion of Master Trust                                                        
 allocable to the Plan             $3,079    $16,274       $8,334   $134,745         $1,189        $ 4,644     $7,744   $176,009
Percent                                2%        18%          23%        57%            14%            23%        40%        31%

MASTER TRUST                                                      
NET ASSETS-1995
Assets                                                            
 Cash and cash equivalents              -          -            -   $ 23,907              -              -          -   $ 23,907
 Contributions receivable               -    $   510       $  112        448              -              -          -      1,070
 Investments:                                                     
  Investment contracts                  -          -            -    101,160              -              -          -    101,160
  Mutual funds                          -      7,572        5,547          -              -              -          -     13,119
                                 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total assets                            -      8,082        5,659    125,515              -              -          -    139,256
                                                                  
Liabilities                                                       
 Accounts payable                       -          -            -        480              -              -          -        480
                                 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Master Trust net assets                 -     $8,082       $5,659   $125,035              -              -          -   $138,776
                                 ================================================================================================
Portion of Master Trust                                                       
 allocable to the Plan                  -     $7,822       $5,533   $121,383              -              -          -   $134,728

Percent                                 -        97%          98%        97%              -              -          -        97%



</TABLE>
<TABLE>
                                            Reynolds Metals Company
                                       Savings Plan for Hourly Employees

                                   Notes to Financial Statements (continued)


3. Commingled Master Trust Investments (continued)

<CAPTION>
                                  Reynolds  Diversified   Balanced    Interest                       Small             
                                   Stock     Equities    Investment    Income    International   Capitalization  Loan    
                                   Fund        Fund         Fund        Fund     Equities Fund   Equities Fund   Fund     Total
                                 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                               <C>        <C>          <C>        <C>           <C>             <C>         <C>      <C>


CHANGES IN MASTER TRUST 
ASSETS - 1996
 Additions:                                                        
  Contributions from plans        $ 12,532   $ 9,542      $ 5,183    $31,537      $ 1,255          $2,654            -  $ 62,703
  Net realized and unrealized
   appreciation (depreciation)  
   of investments                      893    13,648        3,493          -          593           1,973            -    20,600
  Interest and dividends             4,022     1,636        1,203     13,662          172             754      $ 1,451    22,900
  Assets transferred into
   Master Trust                    160,852    52,275       20,342     95,414        2,771           6,689       15,543   353,886
                                 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                   178,299    77,101       30,221    140,613        4,791          12,070       16,994   460,089
 Deductions:                                                       
  Distributions to plans             6,753     2,885        1,246     11,722          165             301          514    23,586
  Administrative expenses                -         -            -         49            -               -            -        49
                                 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                     6,753     2,885        1,246     11,771          165             301          514    23,635
  Interfund transfers-net           (7,732)    6,822        2,128    (16,531)       4,074           8,393        2,846         -
                                 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net additions                      163,814    81,038       31,103    112,311        8,700          20,162       19,326   436,454
                                                            
Master Trust net assets at                                                  
 beginning of period                     -     8,082        5,659    125,035            -               -            -   138,776
                                 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Master Trust net assets at                                                   
 end of period                    $163,814   $89,120      $36,762   $237,346       $8,700         $20,162      $19,326  $575,230
                                 ================================================================================================
</TABLE>


                   Reynolds Metals Company
              Savings Plan for Hourly Employees

 
           Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

4. Differences Between Financial Statements and Form 5500

The following is a reconciliation of net assets available
for benefits per the financial statements to the Form 5500:

                                                     December 31
                                                   1996       1995
                                                 --------------------
Net assets available for benefits per the          
 financial statements                             $176,009  $142,017
Amounts allocated to withdrawn participants            172       930
                                                 --------------------
Net assets available for benefits per     
 the Form 5500                                    $175,837  $141,087
                                                 ====================

The following is a reconciliation of benefits paid to
participants per the financial statements to the Form 5500:

                                                   December 31
                                                       1996
                                                  ---------------
Benefits paid to participants per the         
 financial statements                                 $6,806
Add:  Amounts allocated on Form 5500 to       
 withdrawn participants in the current year              172
Less:  Amounts allocated on form 5500 to      
 withdrawn participants in the prior year               (930)
                                                  ---------------
Benefits paid to participants per the Form 5500       $6,048
                                                  ===============

5. Income Tax Status

The Internal Revenue Service has determined that the Plan
qualifies under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code
(the "Code").  As long as the Plan continues to be
qualified, under Federal income tax laws and regulations
participants will not be taxed on employer contributions or
investment earnings allocated to their account.
Participants will normally be subject to tax thereon at such
time as they receive distributions from the Plan.  As long
as the Plan continues to be qualified, the Plan will not be
taxed on its dividend and interest income or any capital
gains realized by it or any unrealized appreciation of
investments.



                       INDEX TO EXHIBITS



Exhibit A   Consent of Independent Auditors


                                                        EXHIBIT A

                CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS



We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement (Form S-8 No. 33-66032) pertaining to the Reynolds
Metals Company Savings Plan for Hourly Employees and in the
related Prospectus of our report dated June 19, 1997, with
respect to the financial statements of the Reynolds Metals
Company Savings Plan for Hourly Employees included in this Annual
Report (Form 11-K) for the year ended December 31, 1996.


                                             Ernst & Young LLP



Richmond, Virginia
June 19, 1997




                                                     EXHIBIT 99.3



               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                     Washington, D.C. 20549

                           FORM 11-K
                         ANNUAL REPORT
                Pursuant to Section 15(d) of the
                Securities Exchange Act of 1934





         [X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF
              THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

          For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996

                               OR

        [ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d)
             OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

    For the transition period from __________ to __________




                 Commission File Number 1-1430




          A.  Full title of the plan:

                     EMPLOYEES SAVINGS PLAN


          B.  Name of issuer of the securities held
              pursuant to the plan and the address of
              its principal executive office:

                    REYNOLDS METALS COMPANY
                     6601 West Broad Street
                        P. O. Box 27003
                 Richmond, Virginia 23261-7003




                      REQUIRED INFORMATION

               FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS



FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                                                         Page No.

Report of Independent Auditors............................   F-1

Audited Financial Statements

 Statement of Net Assets Available for
   Plan Benefits, with Fund Information...................   F-2
 Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available
   for Plan Benefits, with Fund Information...............   F-4
 Notes to Financial Statements............................   F-5


EXHIBITS

 Exhibit A  Consent of Independent Auditors








                           SIGNATURES


          The Plan.  Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Reynolds Metals Company, which
administers the Plan, has duly caused this annual report to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                              EMPLOYEES SAVINGS PLAN



                              By: Henry S. Savedge, Jr.
                                  Henry S. Savedge, Jr.
                                  Executive Vice President and 
                                   Chief Financial Officer
                                  Reynolds Metals Company

DATE:  June 24, 1997





      Report of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors

Board of Directors
Reynolds Metals Company

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets
available for plan benefits of the Employees Savings Plan as
of December 31, 1996 and 1995, and the related statement of
changes in net assets available for plan benefits for the
year ended December 31, 1996. These financial statements are
the responsibility of the management of Reynolds Metals
Company, the Plan's sponsor. Our responsibility is to
express an opinion on these financial statements based on
our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with generally
accepted auditing standards. Those standards require that we
plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance
about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis,
evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the
financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the
accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial
statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a
reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above
present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets
available for plan benefits of the Plan at December 31, 1996
and 1995, and the changes in its net assets available for
plan benefits for the year ended December 31, 1996, in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.

Our audits were performed for the purpose of forming an
opinion on the basic financial statements taken as a whole.
The Fund Information in the statement of net assets
available for plan benefits and the statement of changes in
net assets available for plan benefits is presented for
purposes of additional analysis rather than to present the
net assets available for plan benefits and changes in net
assets available for plan benefits of each fund.  The Fund
Information has been subjected to the auditing procedures
applied in our audits of the basic financial statements and,
in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects in
relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.


                                Ernst & Young LLP

Richmond, Virginia
June 19, 1997



<TABLE>
                                    Employees Savings Plan

          Statement of Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits, with Fund Information

                                    (Dollars in Thousands)

<CAPTION>

                                                   December 31, 1996
                            ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                               Fund Information
                            ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                           Inter-       Small             
                             Reynolds  Diversified   Balanced   Interest  national  Capitalization
                              Stock     Equities    Investment   Income   Equities    Equities       Loan  
                              Fund        Fund         Fund       Fund      Fund         Fund        Fund    Total
                            ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                          <C>         <C>          <C>        <C>       <C>         <C>          <C>     <C>
Assets                                                                                   
Investment in Master Trust    $242       $642         $342       $3,875    $70         $150         $255    $5,576
Accrued income                   1          -            -            -      -            -            -         1
Contributions receivable         -          7            3            6      1            2            -        19
                            ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net assets available for     
 plan benefits                $243       $649         $345       $3,881    $71         $152         $255    $5,596
                            ========================================================================================
See accompanying notes.
</TABLE>




<TABLE>
                             Employees Savings Plan

   Statement of Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits, with Fund Information

                             (Dollars in Thousands)


<CAPTION>
                                                   December 31, 1995
                            ----------------------------------------------------------------
                                               Fund Information
                            -----------------------------------------------------
                                                                            
                             Reynolds  Diversified   Balanced   Interest  
                              Stock     Equities    Investment   Income     Loan  
                              Fund        Fund         Fund       Fund      Fund     Total
                            ----------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                           <C>         <C>          <C>        <C>       <C>      <C>
Assets                                                                           
Investments:                                                                     
Common stock of Reynolds                                                         
  Metals Company              $ 94                                                   $ 94
Master trust:
  Diversified Equities           -        $256                                        256
  Balanced                       -           -         $125                           125
  Interest Income                -           -            -        $3,544           3,544
Loans to participants            -           -            -             -   $71        71
                            ----------------------------------------------------------------
Total investments               94         256          125         3,544    71     4,090

Contributions receivable         3           3            3            22     -        31
                            ----------------------------------------------------------------
Total assets                    97         259          128         3,566    71     4,121

Interfund receivable (payable) (11)          2           (2)           11     -         -
                            ----------------------------------------------------------------
Net assets available for 
 plan benefits                $ 86        $261         $126        $3,577   $71    $4,121
                            ================================================================


See accompanying notes.
</TABLE>


<TABLE>
                             Employees Savings Plan

    Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits, with Fund
                                   Information

                             (Dollars in Thousands)
<CAPTION>

                                                   Year ended December 31, 1996
                                 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                    Fund Information
                                 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                Inter-       Small             
                                  Reynolds  Diversified   Balanced   Interest  national  Capitalization
                                   Stock     Equities    Investment   Income   Equities    Equities       Loan  
                                   Fund        Fund         Fund       Fund      Fund         Fund        Fund    Total
                                 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                               <C>         <C>          <C>        <C>       <C>         <C>          <C>     <C>
Additions to net assets:                                                                
 Net investment gain from                                                               
  Master Trust (Note 3)           $  7        $ 99         $ 35       $ 223     $ 3         $ 14         $ 11    $  392
                                                                                        
Contributions:                                                                          
 Employer                           26          55           33         166       4            7            -       291
 Employee                           99         354          141         636      17           52            -     1,299
                            ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                   125         409          174         802      21           59            -     1,590
                            ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Total Additions                    132         508          209       1,025      24           73           11     1,982


Deductions from net assets:
 Withdrawals by participants        13          16           13         235       -            -           31       308

 Assets transferred to
  other plans                       17          40           14          82       9           16           20       198
 Administrative expenses             -           -            -           1       -            -            -         1
                            ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total Deductions                    30          56           27         318       9           16           51       507
                                                                                        
Interfund transfers                 55         (64)          37        (403)     56           95          224         -
                            ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                        
Net increase                       157         388          219         304      71          152          184     1,475
                                                                                        
Net assets available for                                                                
 plan benefits:
 Beginning of year                  86         261          126       3,577       -            -           71     4,121
                            ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 End of year                      $243        $649         $345      $3,881     $71         $152         $255    $5,596
                            =============================================================================================

See accompanying notes.
</TABLE>

                        Employees Savings Plan

                    Notes to Financial Statements

                           December 31, 1996

                         (Dollars in Thousands)



1. Significant Accounting Policies

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles requires management
to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported
amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of
contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the
financial statements and the reported amounts of income and
expenses during the reporting period.  Actual results could
differ from those estimates.

The accounting records of the Employees Savings Plan
("Plan") are maintained on the accrual basis.  All
securities transactions are recorded as of the trade date.

Investments in Reynolds Metals Company Stock (stated at fair
value) are valued at the last reported sales price on the
last business day of the year.  Investments in mutual funds
are measured by quoted market prices and are reported at
aggregate fair value at year-end.  Guaranteed Investment
contracts with insurance companies are reported at "contract
value", which equals cost plus accrued income.  Structured
investment contracts are reported at fair value, which in
the case of structured investment contracts equals contract
value.

2. Summary of Significant Plan Provisions

Reynolds Metals Company ("the Company") established the Plan
effective January 1, 1990, covering all eligible employees
of the Company and designated subsidiaries (each an
"Employer") who elect to contribute.  The Plan is a defined
contribution plan under the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA") and qualifies as a "cash or
deferred" arrangement under Section 401(k) of the Internal
Revenue Code.  A complete description of the Plan is
contained in the Summary Plan Description and in the Plan
document, copies of which are available from the Company.

Plan participation is available to eligible employees on the
later of (a) 30 days after beginning their employment with an
Employer, or (b) the date at which their Employer adopts the
Plan.  Plan participation is voluntary.


                        Employees Savings Plan

              Notes to Financial Statements (continued)


2.  Summary of Significant Plan Provisions (continued)

A participant may elect to make payroll contributions to the
Plan in specified amounts ranging from 1% to 12% of
compensation in 1% increments.  At certain locations, the
Employer will contribute to the Plan on behalf of each
participant a fixed percentage of a portion of the payroll
contributions made by the participant. 

Eligible employees who receive a profit- sharing 
award, gainsharing payment or other designated 
type of lump sum payment are also allowed
to contribute between 10% and 50% of the award 
and/or payment (in 10% increments) to the Plan.  Such
contributions are not matched by the Company or any other
Employer.

Participants may elect to make their contributions on a
before or after tax basis, or a combination thereof.
Employer contributions are made on a "pretax" basis.  Highly
compensated participants may be required to reduce the
amount of "pretax" contributions made to or held by the Plan
on their behalf in order to permit the Plan to satisfy the
nondiscrimination requirements of Section 401(k) of the
Internal Revenue Code.

Participants are fully vested in their account balances.
Withdrawals and distributions are handled in accordance with
the Plan provisions and are subject to certain regulatory
restrictions.  The trustee holds all of the Plan's
investment assets and executes transactions therein.

Although it has not expressed an intent to do so, the
Company has the right under the Plan document to discontinue
contributions at any time and to terminate the Plan subject
to the provisions of ERISA.

The Company is the Plan administrator and bears the related
costs, except for investment-related and trustee fees, which
are paid by the Plan.


                Employees Savings Plan
 
       Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

3. Commingled Master Trust Investments

All of the investments of the Plan as of December 31, 1996
were held in a Master Trust under a Master Trust Agreement
between Reynolds Metals Company and The Northern Trust
Company, as trustee, and are commingled with the assets of
three other savings plans of the Company and one of its
subsidiaries.

All of the assets held in the Interest Income Fund,
Diversified Equities Fund and Balanced Investment Fund as of
December 31, 1995 were held in a Master Trust established
under a Master Trust Agreement between Reynolds Metals
Company and The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A., as trustee, and
were commingled with the assets of three other savings plans
of the Company and certain of its subsidiaries.

Substantially all the assets held in the Balanced Investment
Fund and the Diversified Equities Fund are invested in the
Vanguard STAR Fund and the Vanguard Institutional Index Fund,
respectively, no-load mutual funds held and managed by the
Vanguard Group of Investment Companies.  Substantially all of
the assets held in the International Equities Fund and the
Small Capitalization Equities Fund are invested in the T.
Rowe Price Foreign Equity Fund and the T. Rowe Price Small-
Cap Value Fund, respectively, no-load mutual funds held and
managed by T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.

The assets of the Interest Income Fund generally are invested
in guaranteed investment contracts ("GICs") at a fixed rate
of return and structured investment contracts ("OSICs") with
various insurance companies and banks.  SICs represent 
high grade investments held in the name of the 
Master Trust in conjunction with a corresponding
contract with the issuer of the SIC to provide a fixed or
variable rate of return (based on investment experience and
reset quarterly) on the cost of the investment.   GICs and
SICs generally provide for the full repayment of principal
and interest.   Upon the occurrence of certain events
(including layoffs by the Company or its applicable
affiliates), however, market value of the GIC or SIC, if
lower than book value, may be repaid (a "Market Value
Adjustment").  Currently, in the opinion of the Company, the
likelihood of a material loss to the Plan as a result of such
a Market Value Adjustment is remote.  The annual rate of
return on these contracts during 1996 and 1995 was 6.3% and
6.9%, respectively.  The current yield on these contracts at
December 31, 1996 was 6.4% (6.4% at December 31, 1995).
Interest is credited to participants' accounts on the dollar-
weighted average (blended rate) basis.  The fair value of the
Plan's GICs approximates contract value.

During 1996, certain assets of the Plan were transferred into
other plans of the Company as a result of employee transfers.
There was no effect on any participantOs accounts as a result
of the transfer.


                   Employee Savings Plan

             Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

3. Commingled Master Trust Investments (continued)

Summarized financial fund information of the commingled
accounts within the Master Trust is presented below:



<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                Inter-       Small             
                                  Reynolds  Diversified   Balanced   Interest  national  Capitalization
                                   Stock     Equities    Investment   Income   Equities    Equities       Loan  
                                   Fund        Fund         Fund       Fund      Fund         Fund        Fund    Total
                                 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                              <C>          <C>          <C>        <C>       <C>         <C>          <C>     <C>
 MASTER TRUST NET                                                                     
 ASSETS-1996
 Assets                                                                               
 Accrued Income                  $    997                                                                        $    997
 Cash and cash equivalents          2,213     $    48      $     3    $ 17,070  $     4     $      3               19,341
 Contributions  receivable            259         209          183         143       56          166                1,016
 Investments:                                                                         
  Common stock                    160,346           -            -           -        -            -              160,346
  Investment contracts                  -           -            -     220,145        -            -              220,145
  Mutual funds                          -      88,863       36,576           -    8,640       19,993              154,072
  Loans to participants                 -           -            -           -        -            -     $19,326   19,326
                                 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Total assets                     163,815      89,120       36,762     237,358    8,700       20,162      19,326  575,243
                                                     
 Liabilities                                                                          
  Accounts payable                      1           -            -          12        -            -           -       13
                                 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Master Trust net assets         $163,814     $89,120      $36,762    $237,346   $8,700      $20,162     $19,326 $575,230

 Portion of Master Trust                           
  allocable to the Plan          $    243     $   649      $   345    $  3,881   $   71      $   152     $   255 $  5,596
 Percent                               1%          1%           1%          2%       1%           1%          1%       1%

</TABLE>


                   Employee Savings Plan

             Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

3. Commingled Master Trust Investments (continued)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                Inter-       Small             
                                  Reynolds  Diversified   Balanced   Interest  national  Capitalization
                                   Stock     Equities    Investment   Income   Equities    Equities       Loan  
                                   Fund        Fund         Fund       Fund      Fund         Fund        Fund    Total
                                 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                              <C>       <C>          <C>           <C>       <C>         <C>          <C>     <C>
 MASTER TRUST NET                                                                       
 ASSETS-1995
 Assets                                                                                 
  Cash and cash equivalents          -           -            -       $ 23,907       -           -           -   $ 23,907
  Contributions receivable           -      $  510       $  112            448       -           -           -      1,070
  Investments:                                                                          
   Investment contracts              -           -            -        101,160       -           -           -    101,160
   Mutual funds                      -       7,572        5,547              -       -           -           -     13,119
 Total assets                        -       8,082        5,659        125,515       -           -           -    139,256
                                                                                        
 Liabilities                                                                            
  Accounts payable                   -           -            -            480       -           -           -        480
 Master Trust net assets             -      $8,082       $5,659       $125,035       -           -           -   $138,776
                                                                                        
 Portion of Master Trust                
  allocable to the Plan              -      $  261       $  126       $  3,577       -           -           -   $  3,964
 
 Percent                             -          3%           2%             3%       -           -           -         3%

</TABLE>


                               Employee Savings Plan

                        Notes to Financial Statements (continued)


3. Commingled Master Trust Investments (continued)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                Inter-       Small             
                                  Reynolds  Diversified   Balanced   Interest  national  Capitalization
                                   Stock     Equities    Investment   Income   Equities    Equities       Loan  
                                   Fund        Fund         Fund       Fund      Fund         Fund        Fund    Total
                                 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                              <C>         <C>          <C>         <C>       <C>         <C>          <C>     <C>
 CHANGES IN MASTER TRUST                                                                      
 ASSETS -1996
  Additions:                                                                                  
   Contributions from plans      $ 12,532    $ 9,542      $5,183      $31,537   $1,255      $2,654               $ 62,703
   Net realized and unrealized                                                                                   
    appreciation (depreciation)           
    of investments                    893     13,648       3,493            -      593       1,973                 20,600
   Interest and dividends           4,022      1,636       1,200       13,662      172         754       $1,451    22,900
   Assets transferred into
    Master Trust                  160,852     52,275      20,342       95,414    2,771       6,689       15,543   353,886
                                 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                  178,299     77,101      30,221      140,613    4,791      12,070       16,994   460,089
                                 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Deductions:                                                                                 
   Distributions to plans           6,753      2,885       1,246       11,722      165         301          514    23,586
   Administrative expenses              -          -           -           49        -           -            -        49
                                 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                    6,753      2,885       1,246       11,771      165         301          514    23,635
   Interfund transfers-net         (7,732)     6,822       2,128      (16,531)   4,074       8,393        2,846         -
                                 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Net additions                    163,814     81,038      31,103      112,311    8,700      20,162       19,326   436,454
                                                                                              
 Master Trust net assets at                                                                     
  beginning of period                   -      8,082       5,659      125,035        -           -            -   138,776
                                 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Master Trust net assets                                                                      
  at end of period               $163,814    $89,120     $36,762     $237,346   $8,700     $20,162      $19,326  $575,230
                                 ========================================================================================
                                                                           


                               Employee Savings Plan


                        Notes to Financial Statements (continued)


4. Differences Between Financial Statements and Form 5500

The following is a reconciliation of net assets available
for benefits per the financial statements to the Form 5500:

                                                               December 31,
                                                              1996     1995
                                                            ------------------
    Net assets available for benefits per the             
     financial statements                                     $5,596   $4,121
                                                                        
    Amounts allocated to withdrawn participants                   11       41
                                                            ------------------
    Net assets available for benefits per the Form 5500       $5,585   $4,080
                                                            ==================

The following is a reconciliation of benefits paid to
participants per the financial statements to the Form 5500:

                                                     Year ended
                                                    December 31,
                                                        1996
                                                    -------------
    Benefits paid to participants per the              
     financial statements                              $ 308
    Add:  Amounts allocated on Form 5500 to       
     withdrawn participants in the current year           11
    Less:  Amounts allocated on Form 5500 to      
     withdrawn participants in the prior year            (41)
                                                    -------------
    Benefits paid to participants per the Form 5500    $ 278
                                                    =============

5. Income Taxes

The Internal Revenue Service has determined that the Plan
qualifies under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code
(the "Code").  As long as the Plan continues to be
qualified, under present Federal income tax laws and
regulations participants will not be taxed on employer
contributions or investment earnings allocated to their
account.  Participants will normally be subject to tax
thereon at such time as they receive distributions from the
Plan.  As long as the Plan continues to be qualified, the
Plan will not be taxed on its dividend and interest income
or on any capital gains realized by it or any unrealized
appreciation of investments.




                       INDEX TO EXHIBITS


Exhibit A Consent of Independent Auditors



                                                        EXHIBIT A

                CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement (Form S-8 No. 33-53847) pertaining to the Employees
Savings Plan and in the related Prospectus of our report dated
June 19, 1997, with respect to the financial statements of the
Employees Savings Plan included in this Annual Report (Form 11-K)
for the year ended December 31, 1996.


                                        Ernst & Young LLP


Richmond, Virginia
June 19, 1997



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