Much of this is myth and legend. There are 0-frame 16-gauges out there that weigh more than some of the 1-frame 16-gauges. There have been many posts about this before.
Parker Bros. did many strange things with balance and handling. My Grandfather's early Quality PH 12-gauge is on a 3-frame, but its 30-inch barrels have a lot of swamp and the gun weighs 8 pounds 8 ounces. My early Quality GH 12-gauge is on a 2-frame but its originally 32-inch barrels (now 30-inch) are very straight with almost no swamp and the gun weighs a fraction of an ounce over nine pounds.
In the mythical 1/2 frame Parkers there are 12-gauges well under 7 pounds and those over 8 pounds.
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