The curved and rigid endoscope 1 includes a rigid insertion portion 2, a flexible bending portion 12, an operation portion 3 provided with angle levers 14, 15 for bending the bending portion 12, and an operation portion 3 holding the operation portion 3 A finger hooking groove 22 in which a users finger is inserted, around which a finger grip groove is pivotable about the longitudinal axis X of the operating portion 3 to the operating portion 3 on the insertion portion 2 side of the angle levers 14, 15 And a finger hook holding portion 17 provided.湾曲付き硬性内視鏡1は、硬質な挿入部2と、軟性の湾曲部12と、湾曲部12を湾曲操作するアングルレバー14,15が設けられた操作部3と、操作部3を保持するときに使用者の指が挿入される指掛溝22を備え、操作部3の長手軸X回りに指掛溝が回動自在にアングルレバー14,15よりも挿入部2側の操作部3に設けられた指掛保持部17と、を具備する。
