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One particular change that was evident with the arrival of the British Raj was with regards to the traditional Sikh 'Talwar', which was slowly being replaced by the Western bayonet.

Though the bayonet had begun to be used by Sikhs and even some Akali Nihang Singhs prior to British Raj, in Sanatan Sikh eyes it could never rival the sacred 'Khanda' or 'Talwar'.

As British implemented their disarming program in Punjab, it was mostly the hardcore Sikhs, the Akali Nihangs, who believed that carrying weapons was an institution of Sikh faith. They kept the traditional Hindu Sikh martial traditions alive as best they could under the harsh British regime.

As consequence for refusing to surrender their weapons to the British, they were hunted down, killed, or driven into hiding by the British Raj authorities.

Traditional Sanatan Hindu Sikh Shastar Vidiya for a time being nearly ceased to exist in the Punjab. It re-emerged in the mainstream world, in an altered and grossly watered down after 1857.