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A shrouded blade for insertion into an axial disk slot and having a radial spacer and a circumferential groove is provided with a segmented retainer bar which fits into the circumferential groove to axially retain the blade. The retainer bar includes flanges which extend radially inward on either si

A shrouded blade for insertion into an axial disk slot and having a radial spacer and a circumferential groove is provided with a segmented retainer bar which fits into the circumferential groove to axially retain the blade. The retainer bar includes flanges which extend radially inward on either side of the spacer such that the spacer provides positive placement for the retainer bar in both the radial and circumferential directions.

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An improved blade retention system of the type having a disk and a plurality of shrouded blades with each blade having a radial spacer to secure the blade dovetail in an axial dovetail slot of the disk, wherein the improvement comprises: (a) A disk slot formed on one face of the disk, said disk slot

An improved blade retention system of the type having a disk and a plurality of shrouded blades with each blade having a radial spacer to secure the blade dovetail in an axial dovetail slot of the disk, wherein the improvement comprises: (a) A disk slot formed on one face of the disk, said disk slot comprising a plurality of disk hooks, each having a radially inwardly extending element to define a disk slot portion between that element and the face of the disk; (b) a blade slot formed near one end of the blade dovetail, said blade slot comprising a plurality of blade hooks each having a radially inwardly extending element to define a blade slot portion which is axially alignable with a pair of said disk slot portions; (c) a segmented retainer bar interconnecting said blade slot portion and said pair of disk slot portions to maintain their relative axial alignment; and (d) means for retaining said retainer bar in its interconnecting position.