I have a vague recollection that this item was offered on eBay or elsewhere several years ago. Whether an instrument is that owned or played by a particular musician need to be left completely to speculation. There was an article in an issue of Vintage Guitarfrom about 3 years ago in which the author positively identified an instrument as Charlie Christian's based on a comparion of the grain of the wood as shown in photos of Charlie and an instrument that the author had acquired.