User grade or better, if the price is right
a "nice" Parker Challenger pen
I'd rather it were in full working order, but I'm not looking for ultra-high-grade pens (well, I'd take the pen, but I won't like the price). If you've got working Challengers, post or send a picture or two and I'll see what I can do. This is for an early-January birthday gift. Something pretty, mildly collectible, not extremely expensive. Sort of thing you wouldn't mind using every day for a week, or leaving out accidentally if you left a pot on the stove.
Thanks for your time! (And thanks to Richard's Pens for the picture ...)
