Self locking broadhead blade

A broadhead blade configured to be received in a slot in a broadhead body, and moveable between a retracted or in-flight position, and a deployed or target penetrating position, the broadhead blade comprising:

• a front end that faces substantially forward when the blade is in the retracted position, and a distal end opposite the front end;
• an outward facing sharpened leading edge between the front end of the blade and the distal end, and an inward facing trailing edge opposite the leading edge;
• a spring member with a fixed end secured to the blade, and a free end with a first contact surface configured to bear against a first blade locating portion of a broadhead body when the blade is in the retracted position, creating an interference wherein the free end of the spring member must be deflected relative to the blade to overcome the interference and place the blade in the retracted position.

A broadhead blade comprising a spring member extending from a fixed end secured to the blade to a free end with a first contact surface configured to bear against a first blade locating feature of a broadhead body, and a second contact surface on the blade configured to bear against a second blade locating feature of the broadhead body, such that an integral spring portion of the blade must be deflected relative to the blade for the blade to be placed in a retracted position in which first and second contact surfaces are bearing against the respective first and second blade locating features of the broadhead body.