An endoscope of the present invention includes a cover member 10, a groove 11 formed on an outer circumferential face 10g of the cover member 10, holes 25 and 26 which are located at least two places in a circumferential direction of the groove 11 and communicate with the interior of the cover member 10, a bending portion 3b and a loop-shaped puller wire 50 wound around the groove 11 so as to enter the groove 11 from within the cover member 10 through the hole 25 at one end in the cover member 10 and enter the cover member 10 from the groove 11 through the hole 26 at the other end.
