Possession of military-type firearms was prohibited.
The law didn't state any specific conditions needed to obtain firearms, so in practice the authorities had full discretion.
Another order of 1920 moved the authority to local civil administration and prescribed that permits for self defense shall be issued 'only when necessary'. Related executive order of 1919 issued by the Minister of Internal Affairs assigned the authority for issuing permits to the Polish State Police. The January 1919 decree stated that civilians needed government permit to purchase and own (long) firearms for hunting or handguns for self defense purposes.
In particular, the firearm permit of 1922 presented in the picture was issued under the regulations of Austrian Emperor-King's Patent of 24 November 1852. On 25 January 1919 Józef Piłsudski acting as the Head of state of the newly re-established Poland, issued a decree that become the first Polish law dealing with firearm ownership, however laws enacted previously during Partitions of Poland were still in power in some parts of the country till 1932. History Second Polish Republic Polish firearm permit from 1922
