F-1 hand grenade

RGD-1 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade

The F-1 Hand Grenade was a Soviet Era fragmentation grenade that was used during World War 2. It was still in use by Soviet military forces all the way through the 1980s, even though the RGD-5 was the standard issue grenade for front line Soviet forces as of the mid 1960s. It was seen during the Russo-Afghan War (1979-1988). It was sometimes referred to (incorrectly) as the RGD-1 Grenade during the Cold War, and only after the fall of the Communism did Western scholars determine that the Russians never called it anything other than "F-1".

'The F-1 fragmentation hand grenade is featured in the following:

Film

• Afghan Mujahideen in The Beast of War

• Sylvester Stallone as John Rambo in Rambo 3

• Various Soviet commandos in Rambo 3

Video Games

• S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl