Well it appears that Briggs and Husqvarna tied the knot over this mower. I didn't know until yesterday that Husqvarna was or had made Snapper Riders for Briggs. I did know some Murray walk behind mowers are made by both Husqvarna and MTD and then rebadged as Murray mowers.
The tell off was the muffler the customer brought it for replacement. It had a Husqvarna part number engraved into it. And then I look at some of the other major items they all are Husqvarna items. It just that the Briggs IPL for the Snapper has all Briggs part numbers. Guys use you heads and just order the Husqvarna parts. It appear that Briggs is just reselling the Husqvarna made parts as their own. example is the muffler which they list for 53.13 but Husqvarna only list for 29.99. It is the same for the other parts I looked up too.
Stay on your toes guys and don't get conned by this deception practice.