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I've seen alot of Atlantic,Imperial lenses on the net,do these fit the repro ripple bodies?what are the dia of the gill lenses?I guess this is common knowledge on you side of the pond but I'm still learning!Thanks guys,GPG

I have a repro ripple globe body and it holds a standard 13.5 repro lenes, I don't know what size the Atlantic Imperial Lenses are that your looking at , but if there 13.5 they'll fit

Gary,
The Atlantic lenses are about 13 1/4". I think most of the repro ripples are 13 1/2" but I thought I saw a 13 1/4" on ebay.

You can make a repro capco body work by sanding each half with a belt sander. Those lenses look great on a yellow capco.

The Atlantic Imperial lenses were also made in 13 1/2" notched for capco, but you don't see them often.
Bob

Gary the info in Bob's post is correct.Another reason you see so many of the more common Gill lenses for sale is the cost of a Gill body is around $300+ and going higher there are not many to be had.
The Gill lenses look fine in a capco body and as Bob said many lenses were made notched or to fit Gill.Rex

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Where can I get a repro ripple body that holds the generic 13 1/2 glass lenses ? The ones on ebay right now use a 13 1/4" glass with a decal on it.
thanks
Larry