The 165mm you are looking at is probably a Super Angulon f8, I have a 165 f6.8 Angulon. It is in a Compur shutter, stops to f45, speeds of 1 sec to 1/100. It came on an old beat up 8X10 that I picked up for $250.00. The lens is old and funky, works and on 8X10 except that is soft around the edges. It would have plenty of coverage for movements in 4X5, and the edge softness wouldn't be a factor. Obviously the lens you want is out there, it will just take a little digging to find one.
This focal length used to be more common than it is now. I have a 162mm Graphlex Optar (made by Wollensak), which covers 4x5 well, but this focal length seems to have dissappeared in favor of the 150 as a mormal. If you really need 162, you can still find these on the used market (along with the identical Wollensak version, the Raptar). Mine is uncoated. I dont know if others are coated or not.
Goerz made an older Dagor that was 6 1/2" which puts it around 165mm. The one I have is in a dial set Compur but works very well. I paid about $290 as the glass is very clean. It works well for both b&w and color.
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