<p>A crimped wire termination (10) is disclosed for electrically terminating thereto a stainless steel wire (14). The termination includes a barrel (16) having a concave spine (21) and opposing fingers (17, 19) on either end of the spine extending outwardly from the spine at symmetrical angles. The fingers are adapted to encircle an end of a wire. An indentation (24) is formed in the spine when crimped. The indentation forms a segment of the barrel having a cross-sectional diameter less than a cross-sectional diameter of an adjacent end of the barrel, and forms a bend in the wire at opposite ends of the segment, to prevent axial movement through the barrel.</p>
