As far as I know, it's a stock China made rifle.
I haven't even looked at it since early in the winter but as I recall, I abandoned the Bassett mount and picked up a cheapie on e-bay, but it seems to work.
Yes the rear sight is jacked up.
I had a very hard time getting the safety to go on. I did some work on it with my Dremel and got it to work but it still needs more.