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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.
With the 5L prefix to your serial number indicates that your Browning model safari bolt action rifle was produced by FN of belguim for Browning in 1965.
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Your browning safari bolt action rifle was made in 1970.
With the serial number that you supplied,your Browning Safari bolt action rifle was produced by FN of Belguim for Browning in the year 1963.
The L70 suffix to the serial number identify,s the year of production of your Browning safari bolt action rifle as 1970.
The small caliber and action Browning Safari grade bolt action rifles were made from 1959-1975.Your rifles action was made by Sako.The serial number does not correspond to any of my records on the safari bolt action rifles.It should have a prefix or suffix to the serial number.The only time this was not used was for the year 1959.Your rifle could have been made that year.
your browning safari was made in 1969.
If you have a Browning safari bolt action rifle,then the year would be 1969.It should also be marked FN.
The prefix of 8L indicates that you have a Browning safari bolt action rifle that was made in the year 1968.
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