Irish rocker Rory Gallagher's "lucky charm" Fender guitar could fetch up to $1.3 million at an auction in London this week.

The Irish Rock ‘N’ Roll Museum acquired several of the other significant pieces from his collection, including a 1959 Gretsch Chet Atkins PX6121 electric guitar, which Gallagher used on his 1990 album Fresh Evidence for the tracks “Middle Name” and “King Zydeco”.

Made in Fullerton, California, in 1961, and bought by teenage Rory Gallagher from Crowley’s music store in Cork two years later, the famous Fender Stratocaster was sold for a hammer price of £700,000 (€841,

THE iconic guitar of Irish rock legend Rory Gallagher will go under the hammer at a public auction in London today with the Government still attempting to put together a package to keep the prized instrument in Ireland.

Musician’s 1961 Fender secured for National Museum of Ireland with support from Live Nation Gaiety Ltd, says Minister for Arts

The Fender Stratocaster that once belonged to Cork rock legend Rory Gallagher has been bought by Live Nation Gaiety Ltd and will be donated to the National Museum

Rory Gallagher's legendary 1961 Fender Stratocaster, has sold for £889,400 and is returning to Ireland where it belongs permanently.

Joe Bonamassa, who threw his weight behind the movement to keep the guitar in Ireland, publicly expressed his approval of the decision

The final home for Rory Gallagher's €1m signature Fender Stratocaster guitar will be Cork. That is according MD of MCD, Denis Desmond who was one of the people instrumental in purchasing the guitar at auction on Thursday in London and donating it to the National Museum of Ireland (NMI).