In 1888 was the rubber ring or caoutchouc ring founded by J. Rosoor in France, in 1889-1890 the metal "knopring" was founded in Belgium. From 1890 we found pigeon rings especially in England, about 1897 Belgian rings where a fact. In that beginning period mostly well done Belgian pigeon racers bought these rings till 1903 with their initials name, from 1903-1906 the bigger pigeon clubs started using pigeon rings and in the period 1906-1908 the most pigeon clubs required ringing pigeons for races with a not removable ring.

Antwerp in particular was the first area in Belgium who required ringing pigeons for races. The Antwerp honourable "Stadsbond" with Georges Gits who was in charge, was the man with a vision and wrote down all ring numbers in a register and provided a return delivery service for lost pigeons. This idea works perfectly and other big pigeon cities like Ghent and Liège will do the same, it works fantastic for the area's, but it was difficult to delivere a lost pigeon back at the loft when it ends up in another city, they all knowed that they needed a national register, this is also 1 of the main reasons starting the national Belgian pigeon federation.