Had a random thought of using a steel bow help manage the recoil of a musket. Much of the rail and support is brass to allow the barrel recoil freely with minimum friction the stock. There is likely a buffer behind the barrel as well to keep it from battering the back of the stock. Maybe a

Just something of a doodle I had after musing on how to soften the recoil of a firearm without needing to improve the metallurgy to make high purity steel wire for springs.

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