Electrical switch with axial actuation comprising: - a lower base; - an upper actuating rod comprising a section whose cylindrical side wall is guided axially sliding in a guide bore formed in the lower base; - a elastic member for returning the upper actuating rod to a high rest position, wherein, under the action of an actuating force applied to the upper actuating rod and against the force exerted by the elastic return member, the upper actuating rod is displaced axially with respect to the lower base, along an actuating travel, towards an active lower position for changing the state of at least one electrical switching way (32, 34), and comprising an elastic ring: -- which is arranged in a peripheral housing formed in said side wall -- which is axially traversed by said section of the upper actuating rod -- which, during the actuation travel of the upper actuation rod, is in axially downward abutment against a fixed stop surface belonging to the lower base; -- and which, during the actuation travel of the upper actuation rod, cooperates with a cam profile formed in said side wall which deforms it radially in order to produce an elastic resistance to the actuation of the upper actuation rod characterised in that: - the guide bore comprises a series of axial ribs each of which projects radially inwardly of the guide bore and is slidably received in a complementary axial groove formed in said side wall; and - said fixed abutment surface is constituted by the radial upper end facets of each axial rib. - a lower base; - an upper actuating rod comprising a section whose cylindrical side wall is guided axially sliding in a guide bore formed in the lower base; - a elastic member for returning the upper actuating rod to a high rest position, wherein, under the action of an actuating force applied to the upper actuating rod and against the force exerted by the elastic return member, the upper actuating rod is displaced axially with respect to the lower base, along an actuating travel, towards an active lower position for changing the state of at least one electrical switching way (32, 34), and comprising an elastic ring: -- which is arranged in a peripheral housing formed in said side wall -- which is axially traversed by said section of the upper actuating rod -- which, during the actuation travel of the upper actuation rod, is in axially downward abutment against a fixed stop surface belonging to the lower base; -- and which, during the actuation travel of the upper actuation rod, cooperates with a cam profile formed in said side wall which deforms it radially in order to produce an elastic resistance to the actuation of the upper actuation rod -- which is arranged in a peripheral housing formed in said side wall -- which is axially traversed by said section of the upper actuating rod -- which, during the actuation travel of the upper actuation rod, is in axially downward abutment against a fixed stop surface belonging to the lower base; -- and which, during the actuation travel of the upper actuation rod, cooperates with a cam profile formed in said side wall which deforms it radially in order to produce an elastic resistance to the actuation of the upper actuation rod characterised in that: - the guide bore comprises a series of axial ribs each of which projects radially inwardly of the guide bore and is slidably received in a complementary axial groove formed in said side wall; and - said fixed abutment surface is constituted by the radial upper end facets of each axial rib. - the guide bore comprises a series of axial ribs each of which projects radially inwardly of the guide bore and is slidably received in a complementary axial groove formed in said side wall; and - said fixed abutment surface is constituted by the radial upper end facets of each axial rib.