Browning.com has a sn function listed under customer service.
Your Browning model safari bolt action rifle was made by FN of belguim for Browning in 1969,with the serial number that you provided.
Your browning safari bolt action rifle was made by FN for browning in 1963.
It sounds to me that you have a Browning T-bolt rifle in 22cal that was made in the year 1969.But the serial number should read 69X then the serial number.
It could be that you have a A-bolt hunter model I,But I am not 100%certain.I can say that your browning bolt action rifle was made in the year 1979 by the two letters in the serial number(RN).
You must call Browning.
You must call Browning with the serial number.
Browning has sn on their web site and you can also call them for free.
Go to Proofhouse.com and search the Browning serial number tables.
Is it a bolt action, pump, or semi-auto?
Your browning safari bolt action rifle was made in 1970.
Browning Bolt action Rifle. BBR. Year serial numbers start with 010001. PM is year of manufacture. 1980 117 is the model type. Standard hunter model. So your rifle is a Browning bolt action rifle manufactured in 1980 around July. Standard right hand hunter model.
The L70 suffix to the serial number identify,s the year of production of your Browning safari bolt action rifle as 1970.