. ▁Vari ous ▁modifications ▁were ▁made ▁with ▁approximately ▁twenty ▁pro tot ypes ▁before ▁thirty ▁p ist ols ▁of ▁a ▁work able ▁design ▁were ▁submitted ▁for ▁Aust rian ▁military ▁tri als ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 6 . ▁This ▁ 8 mm ▁blow back ▁p istol ▁loaded ▁through ▁the ▁top ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁h ing ed ▁magazine ▁door ▁on ▁the ▁but t . ▁The ▁p istol ▁had ▁a ▁separate ▁b olt ▁release ▁and ▁safety . ▁The ▁production ▁delay ▁between ▁pat ent ▁and ▁military ▁tri als ▁allowed ▁comparison ▁with ▁other ▁self - loading ▁p ist ols , ▁and ▁the ▁Salv ator ▁D orm us ▁was ▁considered ▁inferior ▁to ▁its ▁competition . ▁The ▁design ers ▁abandoned ▁this ▁project ; ▁and ▁few ▁p ist ols ▁surv ive . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁Salv ator - D orm us : ▁The ▁First ▁Autom atic ▁P istol ▁ ▁Salv ator ▁D orm us ▁Sem ia ut om atic ▁P istol ▁model ▁ 1 8 9 1 — 1 8 9 7 ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 th - century ▁semi - autom atic ▁p ist ols ▁Category : S emi - autom atic ▁p ist ols ▁of ▁Austria <0x0A> </s> ▁Jo aqu im ▁Esp alter ▁i ▁R ull ▁or , ▁in ▁Spanish , ▁Jo aqu ín ▁Esp alter ▁y ▁R ull ▁( Se ptember ▁ 3 0 ▁ 1 8 0 9 ▁– ▁ 1 6 ▁January ▁ 1 8 8 0 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Catal an ▁painter ▁who ▁spent ▁most ▁of ▁his