The present invention provides a blade fuse, comprising: a first terminal including an upper portion and a lower portion, the lower portion having a width w1; a second terminal including an upper portion and a lower portion, the lower portion of the second terminal having a width w2, the upper portion of the second terminal spaced apart from the upper portion of the first terminal to define a first gap G therebetween and the lower portion of the second terminal being spaced apart from the lower portion of the first terminal to define a second gap g, the second gap g being less than the width w1 of the the lower portion of the first terminal, the second gap g being less than the width w2 of the lower portion of the second terminal; a fusible element disposed within the gap G between the first and second terminals; a housing covering the fusible element; and a projection at least partially extending from the lower portion of the first terminal toward the second terminal a distance into the gaps G and g outside the housing.