Classic Pics and Quotes - Jack D. McVitie, more commonly known as Jack the Hat, was a notorious English criminal from London of the 1950s–1960s. He is posthumously famous for triggering the
![The Mauser handgun, used by Reggie Kray to try to kill Jack "The Hat" McVitie, which is on display as part of the Crime Museum Uncovered exhibition at the Museum of London, The Mauser handgun, used by Reggie Kray to try to kill Jack "The Hat" McVitie, which is on display as part of the Crime Museum Uncovered exhibition at the Museum of London,](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/G8B1E1/the-mauser-handgun-used-by-reggie-kray-to-try-to-kill-jack-the-hat-G8B1E1.jpg)
The Mauser handgun, used by Reggie Kray to try to kill Jack "The Hat" McVitie, which is on display as part of the Crime Museum Uncovered exhibition at the Museum of London,
![East End gangster Fred Foreman: 'You don't prove you're a hard man by stabbing someone' | Crime | The Guardian East End gangster Fred Foreman: 'You don't prove you're a hard man by stabbing someone' | Crime | The Guardian](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/1d2129e18665d6310342fdc66fd1ebc66cc93bf0/0_167_2956_1773/master/2956.jpg?width=300&quality=45&auto=format&fit=max&dpr=2&s=48b26c71820bd7a6f4ba19df285fd691)
East End gangster Fred Foreman: 'You don't prove you're a hard man by stabbing someone' | Crime | The Guardian
![Krays gangster admits he dumped a body for the twins but insists they were NOT legends - Mirror Online Krays gangster admits he dumped a body for the twins but insists they were NOT legends - Mirror Online](https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article3499967.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/Jack-the-Hat-McVitie.jpg)
Krays gangster admits he dumped a body for the twins but insists they were NOT legends - Mirror Online
![Scotland Yard puts Krays' handgun and cyanide syringe on public display for first time - Irish Mirror Online Scotland Yard puts Krays' handgun and cyanide syringe on public display for first time - Irish Mirror Online](https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article6482015.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200/ReggieMAIN.jpg)
Scotland Yard puts Krays' handgun and cyanide syringe on public display for first time - Irish Mirror Online
![House where Jack 'The Hat' McVitie was stabbed to death by the Kray twins. in London, United Kingdom (Google Maps) House where Jack 'The Hat' McVitie was stabbed to death by the Kray twins. in London, United Kingdom (Google Maps)](https://c1.vgtstatic.com/thumb/2/3/234819-v1-xl/house-where-jack-the-hat-mcvitie-was-stabbed-to-death-by-the-kray-twins.jpg)