I agree Bob. It would have been possible for Briggs to assemble them, but i doubt it happened, since the whole deal fell apart over exchange rates only four years after the start of the joint venture. Incidentally I think the parties only "got together" over selling it, it was a Komatsu design. There is a strange logo on the base of the cylinder, that looks like a Briggs logo with the words missing. That could easily have been added to the die on the ones made for Briggs (an insert, like the Victa brand on certain lawn sprinklers).
