This is my, I think, first British MK1.
The inscriptions are BS 54
BS = manufacturer W Beardmore & Co Ltd (jan 1916 -1919)
54 is a lot code
The pictures below show the helmet uncleaned.
This helmet received new chin strap loops in 1938.
Continued at British Mark I BS 54 part 2
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Beardmore_and_Company
William Beardmore and Company was a British engineering and shipbuilding conglomerate based in Glasgow and the surrounding Clydeside area. It was active from 1886 to the mid-1930s and at its peak employed about 40,000 people. It was founded and owned by William Beardmore, later Lord Invernairn, after whom the Beardmore Glacier was named.
More about at William Beardmore and Company
https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/William_Beardmore_and_Co
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