The outer shell of the canopy is actually a one piece item, with an internal second piece fitted under the front. The bow supports the aft end of this inner piece.
Engines, thanks for all the info on the canopy bow. That's really interesting that there's two canopies forward of the bow, one inside the other. I gotta wonder what that will do vis-a-vis reflections and scattering. And I gotta REALLY wonder how the maintainers are going to keep the space between the two clean? Or is there no space between? Is the forward section of the canopy really thicker than the rest of the canopy with the bow providing additional support for the thicker section?
Secondarily, is there any talk about eventually mounting mirrors on the bow? The videos seem to show no mirrors there now.