EXHIBIT 99.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

          In connection with the Quarterly Report of Bolt Technology Corporation (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2003 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Raymond M. Soto, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1.	The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
2.	The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date:     May 14, 2003	/s/  Raymond M. Soto
	Raymond M. Soto Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Bolt Technology Corporation and will be retained by Bolt Technology Corporation and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.