An endoscope 2 of an embodiment includes: a distal end rigid member 21 made of resin a channel tube connecting member 22 which has a distal end side fitted and fixed in the distal end rigid member 21 and is formed in a tubular shape using a conductive member, and which includes a stepped portion 40 on a part of an outer circumferential surface in a longitudinal direction and a bending piece member 23 which is formed in a tubular shape using a conductive member and arranged just behind a rear end side of the distal end rigid member 21, and which has a protruding portion 41 protruding and elastically-deformed toward an inner circumferential surface side, wherein when the bending piece member is fixed to the distal end rigid member 21 with the channel tube connecting member 22 being housed inside thereof, the protruding portion 41 contacts the outer circumferential surface of the channel tube connecting member 22 to establish conduction.本実施形態の内視鏡2は、樹脂で構成された先端硬質部材21と、先端側が前記先端硬質部材21に嵌入して固定され、導電性を有する部材を用いて筒状に構成されたもので、長手方向の一部の外周面上に段差部40を設けたチャンネルチューブ接続部材22と、導電性を有する部材を用いて筒状に構成された、前記先端硬質部材21の後端側の直後に配置される湾曲駒部材であって、内周面側に突出しかつ内周面側に弾性変形する突出部41を有し、チャンネルチューブ接続部材22を内部に収容して前記先端硬質部材21に固定したときに前記突出部41が前記チャンネルチューブ接続部材22の外周面と接触して導通する湾曲駒部材23と、を有する。
