They number sometimes hundreds of members , of guns , as the fighting males are characteristically called .
Some of these brotherhoods derive their names from a real or supposed commoun ancestor , and are composed of relatives as well as of affiliated strangers .
Some number sometimes hundreds of members , of guns , as the fighting males are characteristically called .
Some of these brotherhoods derive their names from a real or supposed commoun ancestor , and are composed of relatives as well as of affiliated strangers .