Original U.S. Civil War Soldier’s “Housewife” Roll-Style Sewing Kit British Machine Guns A fictionalised version of the

A fictionalised version of the escape was depicted in the film The Great Escape (1963)

which held the match

with almost all of the original blued finish retained on the barrel

gold "gimp" bordering and all Regimental Buttons (Royal Life Guards) in place

Original U.S. Civil War Soldier’s “Housewife” Roll-Style Sewing Kit British Machine Guns A fictionalised version of theOriginal Item. Only One Available. A housewife during the Civil War was described as a long piece of cloth with a number of small pockets sewed along one side, and made to fold up like a pocket book, having separate places for buttons, thread, needles, pins, etc.. Most Civil War soldiers owned just one set of clothing, which was quick to wear out during long marches and bitter fighting. As you can imagine, mending clothes was a must for soldiers.