Slipjoint Shields. Why?

I was just looking on GECs site and they had pics of the Half Congress #62 and I cant be sure but on the stag handled ones it looks like the inletting for the shield appears to be for gluing them in? I thought GEC only pinned?
 
I was just looking on GECs site and they had pics of the Half Congress #62 and I cant be sure but on the stag handled ones it looks like the inletting for the shield appears to be for gluing them in? I thought GEC only pinned?
I have one in hand as I type. It appears pinned.
 
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