Would you purchase a 14500 version FW1A "mini" if it existed?

Your measurements are pretty similar to the DQG Slim Ti flashlight.
I think that would be a great wishful thinking to make it work, but it wouldn’t work due to the dimmensions.
The DQG is so small because it has the LED on the driver PCB itself, what raises some issues in case we want to build a light like the FWxA.