A rare acoustic guitar once owned by country music pioneer Gene Autry has become the center of an international ownership dispute after resurfacing in Sweden decades after its disappearance.
The instrument, a Martin OM-45, was discovered in a Swedish farmhouse by a woman named Sandra, who inherited it following her father’s death in 2021. During restoration, specialists uncovered Autry’s name beneath black paint and identified a serial number linking the guitar to the early 1930s.
Historical records indicate that Autry reported a Martin guitar stolen in 1932. However, how the instrument eventually reached Sweden remains unknown.
